Meindert Jans Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on March 24, 1831, son of Jan Siegers Tigchelaar (tilebaker, workman, member of the Mobile Frisian civic guard and salt works worker) and Fetje Arnoldus de Wilde (daily help), drayman, dock hand, workman, merchant and workman, died in Harlingen on October 2, 1887, aged 56 years.

Meindert was married in Harlingen on May 17, 1855, at the age of 24 to
Antje van der Meer (aged 22 years), born in Leeuwarden on October 19, 1832, daughter of Ids Jacobs van der Meer (sailor) and Jetske Roelofs Prozee.

• 1 : Jan Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on February 19, 1856, died there on October 7, 1865, aged 9 years.
  

• 2 : Jetske Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on November 15, 1859, died there on November 30, 1859, aged 15 days.
  

• 3 : Ids Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on May 7, 1861, died there on August 23, 1861, aged 108 days.
  

• 4 : Jetske Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on February 27, 1863.
  Jetske was married to N.N., born circa 1859 (?).
  

• 5 : Fettje Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on October 15, 1864.
  

• 6 : Jacoba Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on July 12, 1867.
  

• 7 : Jacobus Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on April 23, 1869.
  Jacobus was married in Amsterdam on September 17, 1898, at the age of 29 to Christina Wilhelmina Schippers (aged 35 years), born in Amsterdam on September 23, 1862.
  

• 8 : Jan Tigchelaar, born in Harlingen on February 19, 1872, died there on January 7, 1876, aged 3 years.