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Dutch People who went to the Dutch East Indies: Social Origins and Motives to Migrate (1830-1950). A Study based on an Historical Sample taken in the NetherlandsUp until now, very little has been known about the social background of the Dutch who went to the Dutch East Indies during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. On the basis of the Historical Sample of the Netherlands, we have been able to reconstruct the influence of the local context and social background on individual decisions to leave for these colonies. A marked feature of this colonial migration is its urban character. This is in sharp contrast to the migration of the Dutch to the United States, which had a strong rural basis. For ordinary soldiers, their urban background played a particularly important role in their decision to leave for the Dutch East Indies. Contrary to what we expected, the milieu of the unskilled urban proletariat was under-represented among the migrants to the Dutch East Indies. Apparently, engaging for colonial military service, even as an ordinary soldier, was considered to be a serious option for sons from the lower middle classes and artisans of the Dutch cities. Finally, the article demonstrates that the higher classes were over-represented among those who left for the Dutch East Indies.
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Summary Ulbe Bosma and Kees Mandemakers, Dutch People who went to the Dutch East Indies: Social Origins and Motives toMigrate (1830-1950)
A Study based on an Historical Sample taken in the Netherlands Up until now, very little has been known about the social background of the Dutch who went to the Dutch East Indies during the nineteenth and early twentieth century
On the basis of the Historical Sample of the Netherlands, we have been able to reconstruct the influence of the local context and social background on individual decisions to leave for these colonies
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Een onderzoek op basis van de Historische Steekproef Nederlandse bevolking (HSN). 1. Dit is gemiddeld iets meer dan een half procent van de in totaal 14,5 miljoen personen die in deze periode in Nederland zijn geboren. Met de geboorteakten is niet alleen de basis gelegd voor het onderzoek naar de levenslopen, maar vinden we meteen al een groot aantal gegevens zoals het beroep van de vader, indicator voor zijn sociale positie. De Historische Steekproef Nederlandse bevolking betreft de geboorten van 1812 tot 1922, uitgaande van achttien jaar als de minimumleeftijd waarop men gewoonlijk naar Indië ging, heeft dit artikel betrekking op de periode 18301950. In totaal ging het dus om 147.000 personen, dat is bijna net zo veel als de 154.000 Nederlanders die tussen 1820 en 1900 naar de Verenigde Staten trokken. Deze stijging van de emigratie naar Oost-Indië vinden we ook terug bij het aantal tot nu toe gevonden HSN-onderzoekspersonen dat naar NederlandsIndië is gegaan, namelijk 723. Indiëgangers als percentage van de Nederlandse bevolking naar periode van geboorte, 1812-1922
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