BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sus Gertruda Lesseng
Other Names:Lessing
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:104713
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:26 mar 1901
Date departure:18/07/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Crimea / Kriemea
District:Ladybrand
Relationships
Mrs Sus Gertruda Lesseng (Lessing)
      is the Mother of Ms Elsie Lesseng (Lessing)
      is the Mother of Master Theunis Lesseng (Lessing)
      is the Mother of Master Johannes Christoffel Lesseng (Lessing)
      is the Mother of Miss Johanna Jacoba Lesseng (Lessing)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.183
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.134


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.