BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Susanna Luus
Other Names:Lens
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:55 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:debility & capillary bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36640
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:30/04/1902
Date departure:24/09/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1306
Farm History
Name:Samelloop
District:Malifspoort
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:4/10/1902: returned
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Susanna Luus (Lens)
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Fredricka Lens
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Susanna Lens
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Dorothea Lens
      is the unknown of Miss Maria Magdalena Villiers (de Villiers)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.225
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.98
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:17/10/1902, p.1461


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.