Personal Details Name: Mrs Jacomina Eliz Susanna Marais Other Names: Mitch Lourens Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 61182 Camp History Name: Irene RC Age departure: 42 Date departure: 01/03/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Balmoral RC Name: Balmoral RC Age arrival: 42 Date arrival: 04/03/1902 Date departure: 19/03/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Irene RC Tent number: 1087 Notes: RT 1087 Came from Irene Camp to visit husband from who is sick in Balmoral Refugee Camp hospital Name: Irene RC Age arrival: 42 Date arrival: 19/03/1902 Date arrival: date of departure from Balmoral RC Farm History Name: Bultfontein / Buttfontein District: Pretoria Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: in camp Notes: reported to us on 15/3/1902 Relationships Mrs Jacomina Eliz Susanna Marais (Mitch Lourens)       is the mother of Master Stephanus Johannes Marais       is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena Marais Sources Title: DBC 47 Balmoral CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 47 Notes: 1087 Title: DBC 46 Balmoral CR Type: Index camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 46 Notes: M 16

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.