hɪz pˈɛɹənts wɜː dˈɜːk vˈæn hˈaʊʔn̩, ɐ tˈɪmbɚ mˈɜːtʃənt ænd lˈoʊkəl pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən, ænd hɪz wˈaɪf bˈɑːɹbɚɹə ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ mˈeɪhjuːˌɪzən.
His parents were Derk van Houten, a timber merchant and local politician, and his wife Barbara Elizabeth Meihuizen.