Gauteng, HEIDELBERG, Rensburg, Suidstraat, Old cemetery

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Gauteng, HEIDELBERG, Rensburg, Suidstraat, Old cemetery

Information about the town:-

The town Rensburg, was named after a farmer from Houtpoort, Mr van Rensburg.

Here is the story:- The Boers regularly sabotaged the railway lines during the ABO. To try and put a stop to it – the British issued a proclamation that the farmers must report any such incidents immediately.

Poor Mr van Rensburg was awakened one night with an explosion; the railway line was quite close to his farm. Instead of getting up and contacting the British to report the case immediately, he rolled over and went back to sleep. He set out for Heidelberg the next morning, to do his duty; but, it was too late. The British was out patrolling and on discovering the wrecked line – they went to Van Rensburg’s farmhouse, burnt it down and drove all the stock off.

Source: Uys, Ian. 1981. Heidelbergers of the Boer War. Galvin and Sales (Pty Ltd), Cape Town.

Cemetery information:-

Album complete, all the headstones were photographed.

eGGSA captions done by: Heleen Nel.

Information also available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:-
Cemetery ID: 922
Names in cemetery: 303

Google Earth Project Information:-
GPSID: 922
GPS: -26 31.668, 28 22.616

Date: 23 Apr 2006

Contributed by: eGGSA

Size: 187 items (227 items total)

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HENNING Johannes Jacobus 1874-1965 & Cornelia J.C.M. SMIT 1882-1947 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 429	HENNING Johannes Jacobus 1910-1957 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 383	HEYDENRYCH Joachim Andries 1911-1962 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 384	HEYDENRYCH S.C.C. 1946-1961 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 397
HIGGS Willem 1890-1970 & Jacoba Dorathea L.D. ERASMUS 1891-1954 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 327	JAARSVELD Gerhardus Willem Petrus, van 1890-1957 Date: 23 Apr 2006 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 270	JAARSVELD Hester Maria 1902-1973 Date: 23 Apr 2006 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 282	JACKSON Sophia Willemina Johanna nee GIRECKE 1844-1937 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 377
JORDAAN Lewis H. 1927-1944 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 349	JORDAAN Jan F. 1925-1951 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 408	JORDAAN Louis Hendrik Nicolaas Klaasen 1889-1949 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 352	JORDAAN Louis Hendrik Nicolaas Klaasen 1889-1949 & Hendrina Cecilia PRUIS formerly JORDAAN 1892-1964 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 352
KOEKEMOER Anna Fransina 1959-1959 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 360	KOEKEMOER Anna Maria nee ERASMUS 1869-1947 Date: 23 Apr 2006 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 399	KOEKEMOER Anna Maria nee ERASMUS 1869-1947 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 372	KOEKEMOER Cornelis Gerhardus 1937-1944 Date: 23 Apr 2006 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 354
KOEKEMOER Cornelis Gerhardus 1937-1944 Baby KOEKEMOER Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 426	KOEKEMOER Hendrik Johannes 1957-1962 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 401	KRUGER Andries J. 1888-1951 & Johanna P.E. 1893-1960 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 383	KRUGER Andries J. 1888-1951 & Johanna P.E. 1893-1980 Date: 23 Apr 2006 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 444
KRUGER Beatrice Susanna 1941-1943 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 355	KRUGER Casper Jan Hendrik 187?-1945 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 428	KRUGER Casper Jan Hendrik 187?-1945 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 355	KRUGER Catharina Johanna nee BRONKHORST 1884-1958 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 352
KRUGER Emmarentia F. nee BOTHA 1885-1963 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 360	KRUGER Hendrik Christoffel Bernardes 1924-1961 & Gertruida G.S.J. LUBBE 1924- Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 419	KRUGER Johannes Diederik 1873-1949 & Judith Christina Wilhelmina MIENIE 1872-1952 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 394	KRUGER Maria E.E.M. 1875-1951 Date: 23 Apr 2006 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 409

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