BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Nicolas Lessing
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:134092
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:20/06/1901
Date departure:10/04/1902
Reason departure:to Stand 1099, St 12
Destination:Vrededorp
Tent number:RT 1632 T B29
Farm History
Name:Lessing family
Town:Vrededorp
District:Johannesburg
Relationships
Mrs Nicolas Lessing
      is the mother of Master Nicolas Lessing
      is the mother of Master Paul Lessing
      is the mother of Miss Francina Lessing
      is the mother of Miss Anna Lessing
      is the unknown relationship of Mr Hendrik van der Walt
      is the wife of Mr Nicolas Lessing
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.124


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.