Douwe Boonstra, born in Harlingen on September 24, 1906, son of Sije Boonstra (bloatercurer, dock hand, docker and transport worker) and Grietje Tigchelaar (maid servant), warehouseman, transport worker, caual labourer and driver, died in Enkhuizen on September 11, 1983, aged 76 years.

Douwe was married in Enkhuizen on March 7, 1929, at the age of 22 to
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