Henricus Adama Adama van Scheltema was born 1840 to Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema (1815-1897) and Hendrika Jacoba Stokhuijzen (1816-1872) and died 1924 of unspecified causes. He married Catharina Cochius (1846-1933) .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jan Dirk Adama van Scheltema (1870-1925) | 2 October 1870 Jakarta, Indonesia | 1 October 1925 Amsterdam, Netherlands | Katidjah (1882-1922) |