BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Jacoba Petronella Rens
Other Names:J
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:18 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:50625
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:18
Date departure:02/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Tochgekregan / Tochgekregen
District:Ladybrand
Relationships
Miss Jacoba Petronella Rens (J)
      is the child of Mrs Jacoba Petronella Rens (J)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.249
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.741
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:234


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.