BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Janse Josephus Nicholas van Rensburg
Other Names:Josephus Nicholas Janse van Rensburg
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37848
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:13/06/1901
Date departure:16/08/1901
Reason departure:gone into town
Destination:Pietersburg
Stock into camp:23 cattle
Tent number:754
Name:Pietersburg RC
Date departure:01/09/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Tent number:754
Farm History
Name:Rietvlei
Town:Grootspelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns portion
Name:Joppa
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Name:van Rensburg family
Town:Potchefstroom
Notes:1 erf
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:5/6/1901, Buffels
Relationships
Mr Janse Josephus Nicholas van Rensburg (Josephus Nicholas Janse van Rensburg)
      is the husband of Mrs Sesara Elizabeth Susanna van Rensburg
      is the father of Mr Josephus Daniel van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Magdalena Alberta van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Francina Elizabeth van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Sesara Elizabeth Susanna van Rensburg (Susanna Elizabeth Jansen)
      is the father of Master Wienand Jacobus Janse van Rensburg (Wynand J Janzen)
      is the father of Master Johannes Frederick Janse van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Susanna Katrina Jacoba van Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Katrina van Rensburg
      is the employer of Mr kafir 1 van Rensburg
      is the employer of Mr kafir 2 van Rensburg
      is the employer of Mr kafir 3 van Rensburg
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.161


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.