BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Jacobus van Grenen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35841
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:23/01/1902
Reason departure:absconded
Stock into camp:9 donkeys
Tent number:692
Name:Pietersburg RC
Date arrival:18 feb 1902
Date departure:27/10/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Louis Trichardt
Tent number:692
Farm History
Name:Bobejanskloof
District:Klein Spelonken
Notes:occupies
Name:van Grennen family
Town:Louis Trichardt
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:8 erven
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:5/5/1901, Seruidi, Low country 23/1/1902: absconded 18/2/1902: released
Relationships
Mr Johannes Jacobus van Grenen
      is the father of Mr Barend Jacobus van Grenen
      is the father of Master George Clere Archibald van Grenen
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.58


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.