Nachman Schouten was a son of Barend Schouten and Saartje Halberstad. He was born on 22 January 1884 in Amsterdam and he was employed as a hides stipper and salter. On 4 November 1908 he married Margaretha van West in Amsterdam, who was born there on 21 August 1884 as a daughter of Benjamin van West an Rachel Vrachtdoender. The couple had four children, viz. Benjamin in 1909, Barend in 1912, Alexa…