BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs M E C van Rensburg
Other Names:Janse van Rensburg, Maria Elizabeth [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:51291
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:13/08/1901
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:18/11/1901
Date arrival:came from Bloemfontein
Date departure:28/11/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 14 / 1679
Farm History
Name:Modderkraal
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:POW, St Helena, 27/02/1900; no oath of neutrality
Notes:Johannes Herm; no relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs M E C van Rensburg (Janse van Rensburg, Maria Elizabeth [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Master J H van Rensburg (Janse van Rensburg, Johannes [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Master Wessel Jansen van Rensburg
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:263
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. R-158


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.