Eelke de Jong, born in Nieuwer Amstel on August 23, 1887, son of Eelke de Jong (barge hand, sailor, casual labourer, fisher and barge hand) and Fokje Tigchelaar (maid servant, jobless and shopkeeper), sailor, assistant lock keeper and bridge- as well as lockkeeper, died in Harlingen on December 2, 1945, buried there, aged 58 years.


Eelke was married in Harlingen on August 21, 1908, at the age of 20 to
Sipkje Tichelaar (aged 20 years), born in Harlingen on January 24, 1888, daughter of Lodewijk Tichelaar (worker and workman) and Eelkje Geldersma, died in Harlingen on March 27, 1972, buried there on March 30, 1972, aged 84 years.