BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Renier Jansen Lourens
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:118962
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:12/12/1901
Date arrival:returned 19 Jan 1902
Age departure:32
Date departure:01/01/1902
Reason departure:joined National Scouts
Tent number:914, 328
Farm History
Name:Goedgedacht
District:Vrede
Notes:1000 morgen
Name:Zwartkoppies
District:Vrede
Notes:500 morgen
Relationships
Mr Renier Jansen Lourens
      is the father of Miss Aletta Lourens
      is the father of Master Johannes Lourens
      is the father of Master Petrus Lourens Lourens
      is the husband of Mrs Renier Jansen Lourens
Sources
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.L 13, p. L01
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p. 138, p.148


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.