BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacobus Johannes van Rensburg
Other Names:Rensburg [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011116
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:31 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:17312
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:31/05/1901
Age departure:31
Date departure:16/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 123 / 591
Farm History
Name:Klipkuil
District:Wolmaranstad
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:brother, Lukas Ignatius Dreyer, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Jacobus Johannes van Rensburg (Rensburg [DBC 75])
      is the husband of Mrs Francina Elizabeth Rensburg
      is the father of Master Marthinus Jacob Rensburg
      is the father of Master Lukas Ignatius Rensburg
      is the father of Master Jacobus Johannes Rensburg
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.334
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1724
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. R-167


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.