Personal Details Name: Mr Johannes Jacobus Laurens Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 66313 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 54 Date arrival: 10/02/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Mafeking Notes: Note: '(sent from Vryburg, did not belong to this camp) Farm History Name: Houmoet District: Vryburg Notes: owner of 1 000 morgen Relationships Mr Johannes Jacobus Laurens       is the father of Miss Helena B Laurens       is the father of Miss Johanna Elizabeth Laurens       is the father of Miss Emerencia Cornelia Laurens       is the father of Miss Alletta Cornelia Laurens       is the father of Master Herklaas Johannes Laurens       is the father of Miss Aletta Johanna Laurens       is the father of Master Joseph Johannes Laurens Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 147

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