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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KRUGER Maria E.E.M. 1875-1951 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 367	KRUGER Nellie Freda 1942-1945 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 359	KRUGER Piet Frans 1868-1932 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 390	KRUGER Willem Jacobus 1885-1951 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 337
KUNNEKE Petrus Johannes 1896-1942 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 338	LABUSCHAGNE Casper Jeremia 1941-1949 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 347	LABUSCHAGNE S.M.P. -1951 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 358	LUBBE A.A. 1882-1964 & J.J.A.C. PRUIS 1878-1957 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 366
LUBBE Andries Adriaan 1908-1993 & Daniel Jacoba Johanna 1913-1999 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 354	LUBBE Pieter Jan Hendrik 1902-1931 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 344	LUBBE Salmon Gerhardus Anthonie 1947-1951 :: LUBBE Pieter Jan Hendrik 1937-1979 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 373	MANSER Hester Angenis 1871-1952 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 392
MANSER James 1875-1939 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 352	MERWE David Izak, v.d. 1892-1957 & Cornelia J.P. BADENHORST 1906-1981 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 321	MERWE Jacob, van der 1911-1959 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 291	MEYER Gerhardus Johannes, de 1887-1968 & Catharina Beatrix PRUIS 1897-1969 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 328
MEYER Gerhardus Johannes, de 1887-1968 & Catharina Beatrix PRUIS 1897-1969 Date: 22 Sep 2007 Size: 2 items Views: 153	MEYER Johanna Christina, de nee BONTHUYZEN 1925-1956 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 338	NAUDE Lorraine 1946-1959 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 333	NEL Cornelia Maria 1907-1962 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 310
NEL Hester 1932-1932 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 377	NEL Ida Charlotte nee BOUCHER 1926-1948 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 325	NEL Johannes Stefanus 1894-1957 & Albertha H.H. 1901-1983 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 299	NEL Sanie 1929-1929 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 293
NEL Susanna J. 1881-1964 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 316	NEL Willem.A 1883-1957 & Eliza C. PERCIVAL 1890-1957 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 325	NORTJE Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 377	NORTJE Marthienis N. 1912-1923 :: NORTJE Martha M.C. 1927-1928 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 380

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