BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Sus Lessing
Other Names:Emma S M
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:109374
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:39
Age arrival:44 years
Date arrival:07/03/1901
Date arrival:21/4/1901
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg RC
Name:Winburg RC
Farm History
Name:Lessing family
Town:Ficksburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Notes:Peter lessing, aged 49 Currently in India
Relationships
Mrs Anna Sus Lessing (Emma S M)
      is the Mother of Master Martinus P Lessing (Martinus)
      is the Mother of Master Christian S Lessing (Christian)
      is the Mother of Miss Anna Susana Lessing (Anna S M; Anna Susanna)
      is the Mother of Miss Aletta M M Lessing (Aletta)
      is the Unknown of Master Pieter Joh Badenhorst
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:29
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.182


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.