BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Martinus van Rensburg
Other Names:Martinus Johs Janse
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:148109
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:10/02/1901
Date departure:05/12/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:RT 127, Wgn 84
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:08/12/1901
Date departure:29/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Standerton
Tent number:Family No 1309/1340, No 5282
Notes:See F No 2186
Farm History
Name:Beckersrust / Bekkerrust / Bekkersrust
District:Bethal
Status
Type:ABC
Notes:'C' 'B'
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.R 100
Title:DBC 128 Merebank CR
Notes:p.155


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.