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For about fifteen years my brother Thijs and I are researching the genealogy of all the residents of the island Texel before 1811. In the spring of 1999 a small part of the collected information was put on the internet. Immediately I was contacted by American descendants of former residents of Texel.

Hundreds of people left the island between 1850 and 1920 and emigrated to the United States, Australia and South Africa. Some families lived for ages in Texel, before they made this big decision. Others were "strangers", who came around 1840 to the new polder Eierland in Texel. Their roots were often situated in the area of Goeree, an island in the province of Zuid-Holland.

In many cases I was able to provide the grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of these emigrants with information about their ancestors. A lot of work, but it was a rewarding job, because they were able to tell me interesting stories about the lifes of the first and second generation of immigrants in the United States.

You will find here information about emigrants from different sources, arranged by surname. If you have any queries, please contact me. In return I should like to hear some of the family history. Not only the dates, but also the preserved stories.

Greetings from the Netherlands

Updated 1 March 2008

Miriam Klaassen

Surnames

Due to the huge amount of information, the surnames are spread over four subpages. Women are mentioned in the text about their husbands, but there is also a referrence in the chapter of their maiden name. You can navigate by clicking on a surname.
• Aleman
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Michigan, US.
• Bakelaar
  Goedereede, NL > Texel, NL > Passaic, New Jersey, US.
• Bakker
  Texel, NL > Haledon, New York, US.
• Barhorst
  Damme in Oldenburg , Germany > Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Den Bleijker
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Kalamazoo, Michigan, US and New Jersey, US.
• Blik
  Texel, NL > Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
• De Block
  Stllendam, NL > Texel, NL > Paterson and Lodi, New Jersey, US.
• De Boer
  Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Bok
  Texel, NL > Den Helder, NL > England > New York, US.
• Breen
  Texel, NL > Graafschap, Michigan, US; Paterson, New Jersey, US; Chicago, Illinois, US.
• Bremer
  Texel, NL > Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
• Broekkamp
  Amsterdam, NL > Texel, NL > US.
• Bruin
  Texel, NL > Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
• Daalder
  Texel, NL > Montague, Michigan, US > Grand Rapids, Michigan, US; Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Dalmeijer
  Texel, NL > Michigan, US; Los Angeles, California, US; Pretoria, South Africa; Java, Indonesia.
• Dekker
  Texel, NL > US.
• Dijker
  Texel, NL > Den Helder, NL > Amsterdam, NL > Chicago, US.
• Dijt
  Texel, NL > US.
• Dogger
  Texel, NL > Michigan, US.
• Dros
  Texel, NL > ??, US.
• Eelman
  Texel, NL > Michigan, US; Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Van Es
  Stellendam, NL > Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Griek
  Texel, NL > Long Island, New York, US.
• Van Grouw
  Texel, NL > Haledon, New York, US.
• Halsema
  Kloosterburen, NL > Texel, NL > Lafayette, Indiana, US.
• Van Heerwaarden
  Texel, NL > Passaic, New Jersey, US.
• Hoek
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Michigan, US.
• Hoogheid
  Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Ihrman
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Kalamazoo, Michigan, US.
• Immerzeel
  Monster, NL > Texel, NL > US.
• Janssen
  Stellendam, NL > Texel, NL > Passaic, New Jersey, US.
• De Jong
  Lexmond, NL > Texel, NL > Grand Haven, Michigan, US.
• Kalf
  Texel, NL > ??, US.
• Keijser
  Texel, NL > Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
• Kievit
  Stellendam, NL > Texel, NL > Hackensack village, New Jersey, US.
• Klaassen
  Texel, NL > Den Helder, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Van der Kloot
  Oud-Vossemeer, NL > Texel, NL and Haarlemmermeer, NL > Chicago, Illinois, US.
• Knol
  Warffum, NL > Texel, NL > ??, US.
• Kooiman
  Melissant, NL > Texel, NL > Grand Haven, Michigan, US.
• Kortenhoeven
  Lexmond, NL > Texel, NL > Haarlemmermeer, NL > Indiana, US.
• Kranenburg
  Onwaard, NL > Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Kuiper
  Texel, NL > Michigan, US; New Jersey, US.
• Liedmeijer
  Mettingen, Prussia > Texel, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US > St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, US.
• Logman
  Maastricht, NL > Texel, NL > Australia.
• Maas
  Voerendaal, NL > Texel, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Mantje
  Texel, NL > Passaic, New Jersey, US.
• Meijer
  Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Monté
  Middelharnis, NL > Texel, NL > ??, US.
• Moojen
  Texel, NL > Grand Haven, Michigan, US.
• Mulder
  Epe, NL > Texel, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Pippeling
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Paterson, NJ, US.
• Plavier
  Texel, NL > ?, US.
• Van Prooyen
  Sommelsdijk, NL > Texel, NL > Haarlemmermeer, NL, > Chicago, Illinois, US.
• Van Putten
  Ooltgensplaat, NL > Texel, NL > Grand Haven, Ottowa, Michigan, US.
• Reuvers
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Pella, Iowa, US.
• Reuzenaar
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Tippecanoe County, Indiana, US.
• De Ridder
  Jaarsveld, NL > Lexmond, NL > Texel, NL > Allegan County, Michigan, US; Hospers, Iowa, US; Paterson, New Jersey, US; East Williston, New York, US
• Roeper
  Texel, NL > Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
• Salm
  Texel, NL > Muskegon, Michigan, US; Illinois, US.
• Sandifort
  England > Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Passaic, US.
• Schagen
  Texel, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Siersema
  Ulrum, NL > Texel, NL > Olive, Ottowa, Michigan, US.
• Sikkelee
  Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, NL > Ede, NL > Texel, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Smit
  Texel, NL > ??, US.
• Stark
  Texel, NL > Passaic and Milville, New Jersey, US.
• Steenland
  Nieuwerkerk, NL > Texel, NL > New Jersey, US.
• Steinman
  ??, NL > ??, US.
• Tanis
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Passaic, New Jersey, US; Chicago, Illinois, US; ??, US.
• Timmer
  Texel, NL > Holland, Michigan, US; Muskegon, Michigan, US.
• Trap
  Texel, NL > Muskegon, Michigan, US.
• Venhuizen
  Province Groningen, NL > Texel, NL > Kalamazoo, Michigan, US > Holland, Michigan, US.
• Verbaarschot
  Haarlem, NL > Texel, NL > Paterson, New Jersey, US.
• Verduin
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > ??, US.
• Vlaming
  Texel, NL > Passaic, New Jersey, US; Grand Rapids, Michigan, US > Northwest Iowa, US.
• Van der Vliet
  Ouddorp, NL > Texel, NL > Zijpe, NL > Anna Paulowna, NL > Roseland, Chicago, Illinois, US.
• Voigt
  Wijhe, NL > Texel, NL > Oranje Vrijstaat, South Africa.
• Zeedijk
  Den Bommel, NL > Texel, NL > Michigan, US.