Personal Details Name: Mr Christian Sermas Strauss Other Names: Sorvas; Strous, C Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 72224 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Age arrival: 62 Date arrival: 14/06/1901 Date departure: 20/10/1902 Name: Bloemfontein RC Age arrival: 60 Date arrival: 15/07/1901 Date departure: 14/6/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Orange River RC Farm History Name: Schietmakaar / Schietmohow / Skitemaahar District: Fauresmith Status Type: Oath of neutrality Notes: 15 jun 1900, Fauresmith Relationships Mr Christian Sermas Strauss (Sorvas; Strous, C)       is the husband of Mrs Rachel Gertruida Strauss       is the father of Miss Rachel Strauss       is the father of Miss Maria Strauss Sources Title: SRC 86 Orange River CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 86 Notes: p.024a Title: SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 70 Notes: p.174

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.