Barend Delden was a son of Jacob Delden and Leentje Ossedrijver. He was born on 31 December 1902 in Amsterdam and worked as a warehouse clerk. On 22 August 1923 he married Rachel Santen, who was born on 7 August 1903 in Amsterdam as a daughter of David Danten en Mietje Sarlui. The couple had no children.
After being married, the couple moved in with Barend’s father Jacob Delden, who lived at Korte…