Taeke Taekema, born in Harlingen on February 14, 1877, son of Harke Taekema (dock hand) and Sijke Wykel, dock hand, docker, beerbottler's hand and longshoreman, died in Harlingen on March 13, 1963, buried there, aged 86 years.

Taeke was married in Harlingen on August 16, 1900, at the age of 23 to
Harmke Tigchelaar (aged 22 years), born in Harlingen on January 28, 1878, daughter of Klaas Gerrits Tigchelaar (dock hand, workman and dock hand) and Grietje Dirks Sleeper van Arum (maid-of-all-work), died in Harlingen on September 23, 1950, buried there, aged 72 years.

• 1 : Grietje Taekema, born in Harlingen on April 2, 1901, died there on December 5, 1902, aged 1 year.
  

• 2 : Sijke Taekema, born in Harlingen on December 4, 1903.
  Sijke was married in Rotterdam on June 25, 1924, at the age of 20 to Anthony van der Vloedt (aged approximately 23 years), born in Rotterdam circa 1901, son of Jan Simon van der Vloedt and Wilhelmina Susanna Hendrika van der Roer, boterbezorger.