BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Margrita Lourens
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:172902
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:02/03/1902
Date departure:10/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:331. See folio 118
Farm History
Name:Otterfontein / Ottofontein
District:Rustenburg
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Matthijs Johannes
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Margrita Lourens
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Margrita Lourens
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Cristina Lourens
      is the mother of Master Matthijs Johannes Lourens
      is the mother of Master Abram Johannes Lourens
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Cornelia Lourens
      is the wife of Mr Mathijs Johannes Lourens
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 44


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.