When Adrianus Kerstens was born on 11 July 1869, in Princenhage, North Brabant, Netherlands, his father, Cornelis Kerstens, was 49 and his mother, Petronella Hollanders, was 45. He married Maria Lips on 16 October 1889, in Princenhage, North Brabant, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 20 November 1953, in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands, at the age of 84.