BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Margaretha Elizabeth Lourens
Other Names:de Villiers
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:1 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:73213
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:06/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Aaronslaagte
District:Hoopstad
Relationships
Miss Margaretha Elizabeth Lourens (de Villiers)
      is the daughter of Mrs Cornelis Lourens (Maria Francina Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.173
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/2/1902, p.131
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.059a, p111a


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.