He was the son of the papercutter Casparis Haanen and was the brother of the painters George Gillis Haanen, Elisabeth Alida Haanen and Adriana Johanna Haanen.
The individual in question was the offspring of Casparis Haanen, a papercutter, and had brothers and sisters named George Gillis Haanen, Elisabeth Alida Haanen, and Adriana Johanna Haanen.