BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Sophia Boshoff
Maiden name:Lourens
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:153083
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:16/04/1901
Date departure:date not given
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:R 219
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:04/07/1902
Date departure:11/09/1902
Reason departure:left for farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 174 / 2108
Farm History
Name:Brakspruit
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Pieter Johannes J; also on commando: father, Matthys J Lourens, brothers Dirk Johannes & Abram Petrus Lourens

Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Sophia Boshoff
      is the mother of Miss Maria Boshoff
      is the mother of Miss Susannah Boshoff (Susara [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Master Matys Johannes Boshoff (Matthys [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-014

Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. B-016

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.