Rinse Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on September 16, 1906, son of Jacob Tigchelaar (casual labourer, butcher's man and casual labourer) and Geertje Tigchelaar, navvy, grease melter and warehousekeeper, died in Tietjerksteradeel on February 23, 1981, buried in Harlingen, aged 74 years.

Rinse was married in Harlingen on May 31, 1928, at the age of 21 to
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