BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Mathijs Johannes Uijs Lourens
Other Names:Matthys Johannes
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:147379
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:12/05/1901
Date departure:11/12/1901
Reason departure:National Scouts
Tent number:RT 847, Tent II/8
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:not given
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date arrival:1901?
Date departure:11/10/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 303, I 8
Farm History
Name:Vlaglaagte / Vlaklaagte / Vlaaglaagte
District:Bethal
Notes:3300 morgen
Status
Type:ABC; BS & in NS
Relationships
Mr Mathijs Johannes Uijs Lourens (Matthys Johannes)
      is the husband of Mrs Maria Johanna Lourens
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.L 215
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.L 060


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.