BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Wijbrand Esterhuisen Luwes
Other Names:Wybrand Herbert; Luwes, Wynand Herbuschhuizen; Lewis
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:79 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:retired farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:101756
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:79
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Age departure:79
Date departure:14/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Rugby
Town:Ficksburg
District:Ficksburg
Notes:Living with son
Status
Type:No oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Wijbrand Esterhuisen Luwes (Wybrand Herbert; Luwes, Wynand Herbuschhuizen; Lewis)
      is the husband of Mrs Ester Johanna Luwes (Mrs Wybrand Herbert)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.167
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:28/3/1902, p.230
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.108


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.