BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Johannes 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:157144
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:66
Date arrival:27/05/1901
Date departure:17/06/1902
Date departure:illegible
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 478
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
Notes:owns Palmietfontein, Leeuwkop, Uitral [unclear]
Status of
Notes:sons, Willem & Lukas Swanepoel, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Johannes Rensburg
      is the husband of Mrs Jacoba Fredrika Rensburg
      is the father of Master Sarel Johannes Rensburg
      is the stepfather of Master Hendrik Rensburg
      is the stepfather of Miss Maria Rensburg
      is the father of Master Hendrik Johannes Rensburg
      is the father of Master Zacharias Rensburg
      is the father of Master Stephanus Rensburg
      is the Unknown of Master Hendrik Fouchie [unclear]
      is the Unknown of Master Markus Fouchie
      is the Unknown of Miss Jacoba Fouchie
      is the Unknown of Miss Anna Fouchie
      is the Unknown of Master Jan Fouchie
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. R-165


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.