BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Fredrik van Rensburg
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:156869
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:30/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 303 / 416 / 1439
Farm History
Name:Witpoort
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC, works repatriation
Notes:brothers-in-law, Lucas and Roeloff Raath, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Johannes Fredrik van Rensburg
      is the husband of Mrs Martha Marg van Rensburg
      is the father of Master Pieter van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Annie van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Johanna van Rensburg
      is the father of Master Johannes van Rensburg
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. R-156


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.