Helena van Emrik was a daughter of Marcus van Emrik and Jansje Presburg. She married in Antwerp on 25 November 1919 to Samuel van Staveren, a son of Nathan van Staveren and Jetje Abram. She had also a sister Maria, who was married to Eduard Emanuel.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card and family registration card of Samuel van Staveren and the Dossier of Foreigners of Antwerp.