BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Laurens Martinus Bronkhorst
Other Names:Lourens Martines
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35041
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:09/06/1901
Date departure:04/10/1902
Reason departure:IMR
Destination:Gone to farm
Stock into camp:13 cattle, 1 calf
Tent number:RT 582
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:15/03/1902
Date departure:08/04/1902
Reason departure:left to join his family at
Destination:Pinetown RC
Tent number:629 / 2351
Farm History
Name:Kortani / Kortannie
Town:Laageveld / Low country
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns farm
Name:Modderspruit
District:Low country
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:3/61901: Kortani 26/1/1902: absconded
Relationships
Mr Laurens Martinus Bronkhorst (Lourens Martines)
      is the husband of Mrs Aletta Johanna Bronkhorst
      is the father of Miss Cornelia Johanna Bronkhorst
      is the father of Master Hendrik Lambert Johannes Bronkhorst
      is the father of Miss Aletta Johanna Bronkhorst
      is the father of Master Johannes Hendrik Bronkhorst
      is the father of Master Laurens Martinus Bronkhorst
      is the father of Miss Martha Elizabeth Bronkhorst
      is the father of Master Willem Adriana Bronkhorst
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.224
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 82
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 97


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.