Douwe Sparrius, born in Amsterdam on January 17, 1883, son of Klaas Douwes Sparrius (brouwer) and Gertje van der Meij, carter, died in Apeldoorn on December 13, 1967, aged 84 years.

Douwe was married in Amsterdam on May 15, 1907, at the age of 24 to
Tjerkje Tichelaar (aged 25 years), born in Harlingen on January 29, 1882, daughter of Gerrit Tjerks Tichelaar (worker, workman, barge hand and dock hand) and Hinke de Wit (maid servant), died in Haarlem on August 12, 1950, aged 68 years.