BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Lourens Christian Janse van Rensburg
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:88134
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:28/01/1902
Date departure:11/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:1008
Notes:RT 1008
(Wife RT 417)
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:12/04/1902
Date departure:20/09/1902
Destination:Left for farm
Tent number:1577/ Block F
Farm History
Name:Grobelaar's Regt / Groblaarsrecht / Grobler's Regt / Groblersrecht
District:Carolina
Name:Diamant
Town:Olifantsrivier
Notes:half share of farm
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC; oath of allegiance
Notes:to o/c Wonderfontein 20/1/1902, D Joubert's commando (Carolina); 24/6/1902
Relationships
Mr Lourens Christian Janse van Rensburg
      is the husband of Mrs Carolina Dorothea Janse van Rensburg
      is the father of Master Lourens Christian Janse van Rensburg
      is the father of Master Schalk Willem Janse van Rensburg
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1008
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:R 13
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 387


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.