BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Lourenz Johannes Rootman
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:67963
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:20/11/1900
Date departure:July 1902
Destination:Grootfontein
Tent number:T 46F C
Farm History
Name:Grootfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Name:Uitkyk
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:802 morgen
Status
Type:ab abc
Relationships
Mr Lourenz Johannes Rootman
      is the husband of Mrs Margeritha Johanna Rootman
      is the father of Miss Martha Rootman
      is the father of Master Adrian H Rootman
      is the father of Miss Helena Cathrina Rootman
      is the father of Mr Christoffel Hendrik Rootman
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 222


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.