British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Personal Details
Name:Master Martinus Johannes Lessing
Other Names:Levening; Levink
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:90885
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:17/06/1901
Date departure:11/11/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Kaffirkop / Kaffirskop
District:Bloemfontein
Relationships
Master Martinus Johannes Lessing (Levening; Levink)
      is the son of Mrs Anna Susanna Lessing (Leuremark)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.167
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/11/1901, p.652
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:77