Rijk Cornelis Giard, born in Utrecht circa 1894, son of Jan Joseph Giard and Clara van Oostenbrugge.

Rijk was married in Amersfoort on September 14, 1916, at the age of approximately 22 to
Everdina van Kamp (aged 21 years), born in Amersfoort on November 30, 1894, daughter of Evert van Kamp (coppersmith) and Aukje Keimpes Feenstra (maid servant).