Netherlands Passenger Lists Index

Poster of Holland-America Line, 1875.

The Netherlands passenger lists are essential for tracing emigration from the Low Countries as well as other parts of Western Europe to destinations across the globe. Outbound lists from Dutch ports, mainly Rotterdam but also Amsterdam and other European ports like Boulogne and Plymouth. These records detail names, ages, occupations, destinations, and ship names, capturing mass movements to Australia, Canada, the United States, Argentina and South Africa. Though earlier records exist, they are more scattered and often port- or shipping line-specific. For genealogists, these documents shed light on the global dispersion of Dutch, French and British ancestors, offering clues about migration motives, timelines, and family connections abroad.

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