BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Elena Gesina Lauffe
Other Names:Lauss, Gezina Helena; Laufs, Geziena Helena [DBC 109]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020106
Age died:79 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile decay
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:13044
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age departure:79
Date departure:06/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Lauffe family
Town:Amsterdam
District:Ermelo
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.213
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:7/2/1902, p.145
Title:DBC 109 Volksrust
Type:Death certificates
Notes:4-036


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.