Leendert Augurk was a son of Levie Leendert Augurk and Maria Trompetter. He was born in Amsterdam on 1 September 1860 and married there on 19 November 1884 Rosa Bernhard, a daughter of Salomon Bernhard and Friederice Franck. Rosa was born in Rees (Germany) on 16 October 1857.
Leendert and Rosa had three children together, namely Rika on 11 December 1885, Levie on 24 Maart 1887 and Maria on 3 Januari 1889. However, Rosa Bernhard died in childbirth on 7 January 1889. It is unknown were Rosa Augurk-Bernhard was interred.
Leendert Augurk married again: on 28 February 1890 in Amsterdam to Katharina van Thijn, a daughter of Jacob Levie van Thijn and Elisabeth Cohen. Katharina was born in Koog aan de Zaan on 2 September 1855 and Leendert and Katharina had another two children, Jacob on 19 February 1891 and on 6 January 1893, David was born.
Leendert Augurk was working as a bread deliverer. He passed away in Amsterdam on 15 April 1931 at the age of 70 years. He was interred in the Jewish Cemetery in Diemen. His 2nd spouse Katharina van Thijn died some months later, on 26 January 1932. She too was interred in the Jewish Cemetery in Diemen.
Sources include the City Archive of Amsterdam, family registration card of Leendert Augurk; archive cards of Jacob Augurk and David Augurk and of Rika Augurk, Levie Augurk and Maria Augurk; website openarchieven.nl/wedding Leendert Augurk/Katharina van Thijn; website hetstenenarchief.nl/graves Leendert Augurk and Katharina Augurk-van Thijn and the certificate of death nr. 2573 dated 16 April 1931 for Leendert Augurk, made out in Amsterdam.