BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena Marg Bouwer
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:shoemaker
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:A pencilled note denies the official date of departure: "left before 15.9.01"
Unique ID:101831
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Date departure:15/09/1901
Reason departure:Transferred
Destination:Brandfort R C
Name:Heilbron RC
Farm History
Name:Bouwer / Bower family
Town:Ficksburg
Status of Husband
Notes:Alexander Hendrik, aged 51 On commando
Relationships
Mrs Helena Marg Bouwer
      is the mother of Miss Sarah Aletha Bouwer
      is the mother of Master Karel Jacs Bouwer
      is the mother of Master James Johns Bouwer
      is the mother of Master Alexander Hendrik Bouwer
      is the mother of Miss Hester Carolina Bouwer
      is the mother of Miss Helena Margaretha Bouwer
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.111


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.