 He married actress Johanna Theresia Oerlemans in Woerden in 1928, with whom he had been living for the past three years.Johanna was also known under her stage name of Jo van Walraven, and she had previously been married to art critic and journalist Dr. C H. de Boer (Carel de Boer).She brought their daughter Viola into the van Meegeren household.