BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Lourens Christian Janse van Rensburg
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:61709
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:11/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:417
Notes:RT 417
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:11/04/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Grobelaar's Regt / Groblaarsrecht / Grobler's Regt / Groblersrecht
District:Carolina
Notes:share of farm
Name:Diamand / Diamond
District:Lydenburg
Notes:share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: came from Carolina district, taken on commando, came here 23.8/1901
Relationships
Mrs Lourens Christian Janse van Rensburg
      is the mother of Master Lourens Christian van Rensburg
      is the mother of Master Schalk Willem van Rensburg
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:R 03
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0417


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.