Rients Tigchelaar, born in Franeker in the year 1879, son of Pieter Tigchelaar (bargeman) and Janke Sybes Zeijlmaker.

Rients was married in Leeuwarden on November 23, 1905, at the age of 26 to
Antje Dijkstra, daughter of Johannes Dijkstra and Sijtske Kooistra.