Mijer Brilleman was born in London on 12 May 1864 as a son of Levij Brilleman and Rebecca Visschraper. Mijer stayed also in Antwerp but Amsterdam still was their domicile where he earned his living as a food retailer (grocer). Meantime Mijer was already married on 2 January 1884 in Amsterdam to Schoontje Aandagt, a daughter of Eliazer Aandagt and Lea IJzerkoper. Schoontje was born in Amsterdam on …