BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Petronella van Rensburg
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37814
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:57
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Tent number:31
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:19/11/1901
Reason departure:Gone into town on rations
Destination:Pietersburg
Stock into camp:8 oxen
Tent number:666
Farm History
Name:Sasieskraal
District:Louis Trichardt
Notes:owns farm
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Petronella van Rensburg
      is the mother of Mr Nicholas Martinus van Rensburg
      is the mother of Mr Petrus Cornelius van Rensburg
      is the mother of Mr Joachim Petrus van Rensburg
      is the mother of Miss Ella Elizabeth van Rensburg
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Aletta Petronella Snyder (Snider)
      is the adoptive mother of Master Emil Cummings (Kommes, Emil James)
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.160
Title:DBC 89 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 89
Dates:18/2/1902; 18/2/1902
Notes:p.5


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.