Abraham Waterman and Sophia Roeper married in 1914 in Amsterdam. They had four children. Their oldest daughter Esther was married and lived elsewhere.
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Abraham Waterman
Abraham Waterman had a very close family. When his eldest daughter Esther moved to The Hague for her work, he decided to move there as well with the rest of the family. When his wife Sophia Roeper got homesick after a few months they returned to Amsterdam. The family followed the developments in Germany, but did not think it would come that far in the Netherlands. See for more information on this family USC Shoah Foundation, USC-SF nr. 03751 (interview Schoontje Waterman)
According to a list with shops of Jewish owners, compiled by the Amsterdam police in 1940, this family had a tobacco shop, address: Nieuwe Achtergracht 65 in Amsterdam.
Abstracts of the police archives which are currently at the Amsterdam municipal archives
Abraham Waterman was a handsome, grey, majestic man. He had the chance to go into hiding because many policemen were his customers. He did not want to separate the family however.
USC Shoah Foundation, USC-SF nr. 03751 (interview Schoontje Waterman)