BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik C Janse van Rensburg
Other Names:Hendrik Christoffel
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115155
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:67
Date arrival:25/05/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Date departure:date of arrival in Ladysmith RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:69
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:11/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to the town of
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:186/355
Farm History
Name:van Rensburg family
Town:Harrismith
Notes:town lands
Status
Type:burgher
Relationships
Mr Hendrik C Janse van Rensburg (Hendrik Christoffel)
      is the husband of Mrs Maria van Rensburg (Maria Cathrina)
      is the father of Miss Annie van Rensburg (Johanna Elizabeth)
      is the father of Master Hendrik van Rensburg
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.15
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.105


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.