{"id":140681,"date":"1854-09-30T20:43:00","date_gmt":"1854-09-30T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/the-sailing-ship-leila-1854\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:28:37","slug":"the-sailing-ship-leila-1854","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/en\/emigration\/usa\/the-sailing-ship-leila-1854\/","title":{"rendered":"The sailing ship ‘Leila’ (1854)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Emigrants from Aalten to the US<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Heading of the Leila’s passenger list, Rotterdam\u2013New York, 1854<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 1854, a large group of emigrants from Aalten emigrated to the United States by ship. They were part of a broader emigration stream from the Achterhoek in the 19th century. One of the ships on which these emigrants traveled to America was the sailing ship Leila, which departed from Rotterdam in that year. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ship sailed at the end of August 1854 and had 234 passengers on board. The captain of the ship was W.J. Stafford. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the passenger list, more than half \u2013 about 120 passengers \u2013 came from Aalten and more than 50 from other parts of the Netherlands. The majority of the remaining passengers came from Bavaria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 30, 1854, the Leila arrived in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three passengers died during the journey, two of whom were from Aalten:<\/p>\n\n\n\n