Personal Details Name: Mrs Magdal Gertruida Lessing Other Names: Mrs Jan Hendrik Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 82107 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 40 Date arrival: 18/05/1901 Date departure: 27/06/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Belfast RC Tent number: I 938 Name: Pretoria RC Name: Belfast RC Date arrival: 29/06/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Pretoria RC Tent number: 206 Farm History Name: Lessing family Town: Belfast Relationships Mrs Magdal Gertruida Lessing (Mrs Jan Hendrik)       is the wife of Mr Jan Hendrik Lessing (Johannes H K)       is the mother of Miss Anna Johanna Lessing       is the mother of Master Johannes Lessing (John) Sources Title: DBC 83 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 83 Notes: p. 130 Title: DBC 57 Belfast CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p.034

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