BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Adriana Cronje
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:This family entered the camp on the same day as Mr Cecil van Heyningen and family, and their farm is also given as Welgelegen, dist Winburg, but a different size. One wonders if a farmer divided his farm between 2 (or more) of his children, hence the similarity.
Unique ID:101628
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:01/08/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Welgelegen
District:Winburg
Notes:2000 morgen
Status of Husband
Notes:Simon's Town
Relationships
Mrs Petronella Adriana Cronje
      is the Stepmother of Miss Sus Maria Jacoba Cronje
      is the Stepmother of Miss Hester Marg Mag Cronje
      is the Stepmother of Miss Sarah Johanna Cronje
      is the Stepmother of Miss Maria Emarentia Cronje
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.100


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.