title: Catholic and Protestant emigration from the Netherlands in the 19th century:  a comparative social structural analysis.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to describe, analyze, and compare the characteristics of three Dutch emigrant groups--Dutch Reformed, Seceders (Afgescheidenen), and Roman Catholics--in the nineteenth century.  Because the Catholics are a neglected group in emigration research, the paper will focus on the Roman Catholic emigrants from the southern provinces of the Netherlands (Limburg, Noord-Brabant, and Gelderland), although the other two groups will form a reference for comparison throughout the paper."  Data are from official Dutch emigration records.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Swierenga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saueressig-schreuder
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002835:Christianity; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D009426:Netherlands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012067:Religion; D012942:Social Sciences; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Catholicism; Christianity; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Historical Demography; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Netherlands; Population; Population Dynamics; Protestantism; Religion; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic Factors; Western Europe