BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie Josina van Rensburg
Other Names:Elsie Josina Janse
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:152482
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:07/12/1901
Date departure:22/02/1902
Destination:Natal
Tent number:RT 489
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:05/03/1902
Date departure:24/03/1902
Reason departure:left to join her husband at
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:449
Farm History
Name:Beckersrust / Bekkerrust / Bekkersrust
District:Bethal
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner-of-war; Merebank RC
Notes:Marthinus; Martines
Relationships
Mrs Elsie Josina van Rensburg (Elsie Josina Janse)
      is the mother of Miss Mag Caterina van Rensburg (Magdalena Catrina)
      is the sister of Miss Cornelia van Rensburg (Cornelia Johanna Janse)
Sources
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.R 081
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 59


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.