BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Wessel Hendrik Janse van Rensburg
Other Names:van Rensburg, Wessel Hendrick
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:83082
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:78
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Destination:Jacob station, Natal
Tent number:I 968
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:73
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Date departure:09/12/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:681. See folio 114
Farm History
Name:Waterfall / Waterval
District:Lydenburg
Notes:Waterval
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:19 Apr 1901
Relationships
Mr Wessel Hendrik Janse van Rensburg (van Rensburg, Wessel Hendrick)
      is the father-in-law of Mrs Hester Catrina Janse van Rensburg (Mrs Wessel Hendrik; van Rensburg)
      is the father of Master Conrad Frederik Janse van Rensburg (van Rensburg, Coenrad Frederick)
      is the father of Master Gideon Janse van Rensburg (van Rensburg, Gideon Jacobus)
      is the father of Miss Hester Catharina Janse van Rensburg (van Rensburg, Hester Catrina)
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 172
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 88


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.