Heinrich Heiden born November 21, 1827 in Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. A child of Johann Jochim Diederich Heiden and, therefore, a brother of Maria Heiden and an uncle to August Heiden and his half-sister, Fredericka (Heiden) Schmidt.

Note: August and Rika Heiden's first child was also named Heinrich Heiden.