BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Roux Lourens
Other Names:Hendrik Luke; Hendrik Looch
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:147449
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:
Date arrival:July 1901
Date departure:09/09/1901
Destination:town
Tent number:RT 97, Town, ill
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date arrival:13/02/1902
Age departure:49
Date departure:21/10/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 681; RT 362, K 24
Farm History
Name:Darling
District:Standerton
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
District:Bethal
Notes:[DBC 95]
Status
Type:ABC
Notes:from Standerton 2 brothers-in-law on commando
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Roux Lourens (Hendrik Luke; Hendrik Looch)
      is the husband of Mrs Helena Aletta Francina Lourens (Helena Aletta Francina)
      is the unknown of Miss Peternella Magdalena Diedricks (Petronella Magdalena)
      is the unknown of Miss Wilhelmina Jacoba Diedricks (Lourens, Wilhelmina Helena Jacoba)
      is the unknown of Master Dirk Cornelius Diedricks (Lourens)
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.L 216
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.L 064
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.L 051


Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.