Simon van Emrik was a son of Levie van Emrik and Mietje van de Kar. He married in Amsterdam on 10 March 1897 to Grietje van Cleef. The couple had ten children: Levie, Meijer, Mietje, Saartje, Roosje, Salomon, Samson, Jacob, Manuel en Joseph.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Simon van Emrik.