Casualties and survivors

During the disaster, over 200 people lost their lives while less than 25 people survived. This page lists the names of the people who were or board or who might have been on board. … [Read more...]

Piek, Hermanus and Johanna Catharina Bekerink

Hermanus Piek and Johanna Catharina Bekerink emigrated to the United States together with their three children. They settled in Clymer, NY. … [Read more...]

Gelderland

Gelderland is a province in the east of the Netherlands. It borders on Germany to the east, Overijssel, Flevoland and Utrecht to the north, Noord-Brabant to the south and Zuid-Holland and Utrecht to the west. The capital city of Gelderland is Arnhem. Other large towns are: Nijmegen Apeldoorn Zutphen Doetinchem Tiel … [Read more...]

Hesselink, Gerrit and Willemina Mennink

Gerrit Hesselink and Willemina Mennink emigrated from their farm in Aalten to Wisconsin. They were relatively well-to-do and established a thriving farm that still exists today. … [Read more...]

Schreurs, Jan Hendrik and Janna Geertruid Oonk

Jan Hendrik Schreurs and Janna Geertruid Oonk came from Winterswijk and emigrated to the United States in 1846. In 1898, their descendants held a reunion. On this occasion, a short account of their lives written by their son John William, was published. Because this account gives much background information on the reasons why people emigrated, the entire account is copied here. For the sake of legibility, headings have been added (no headings were present in the original account). … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Henxel

List with emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Henxel. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Huppel

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Huppel. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Kotten

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Kotten. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Meddo

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Meddo. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Miste

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Miste. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]