BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Lukas Rudolf Lourens van Vuuren
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:158378
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:15/05/1901
Date arrival:struck off, town [remainder illegible]
Date departure:11/07/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt,
Tent number:RT 379, town
Farm History
Name:Jackalsfontein
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:owns part
Status
Notes:brother-in-law, Piet Lewis Booysen, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Lukas Rudolf Lourens van Vuuren
      is the husband of Mrs Hester Wilhelmina van Vuuren
      is the father of Miss Hester van Vuuren
      is the father of Master Johannes van Vuuren
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-212


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.