BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr J J Jansen van Rensburg
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:729
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date departure:25/4/1901
Reason departure:Has family in Brandfort
Destination:Brandfort
Notes:13/4/1901: Asks to transfer to Brandfort where his family is. Long correspondence attached on the principles re moving refugees.
25/4/1901: Application approved. Not clear if he was going into the camp
Sources
Title:SRC 05
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:05
Dates:Apr 1901
Notes:RC1324, 13/4/1901 to Superintendent, Bloemfontein and related correspondence


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.