Roelof Gerrits Tigchelaar, born in Midlum on January 9, 1870, son of Gerrit Tigchelaar (worker, tilebaker and tilebaker's hand) and Jetske Folkerts van der Vliet (woman worker), potatodealer, workman, shopkeeper, bargeman, worker, workman and earthenware baker, died in Harlingen on January 3, 1932, aged 61 years.


Roelof was married in Harlingen on May 31, 1897, at the age of 27 to
Gerritje Elisabeth Koster (aged 23 years), born in Harlingen on December 5, 1873, daughter of Jan Koster (painter's man) and Elisabeth van der Wijk, died in Harlingen on January 31, 1936, aged 62 years.

From this marriage: