BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susanna Carolina Blom
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:The 2 children with her are given as adopted, but looking at names, ages, juxtaposition and departure details, they may well be her grandchildren, and the children of Mrs Martha Jacoba van Loggenberg (her daughter?), same register, also p.177, next tent no.
Unique ID:111337
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:69
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Date departure:01/10/1902
Destination:Machadodorp
Tent number:495 W10
Farm History
Name:Blom family
Town:Ermelo
Status of Husband
Notes:Petrus Barend Jacobus Blom, 69, POW
Relationships
Mrs Susanna Carolina Blom
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Susanna Cornelia Loggenberg (van Loggenberg? Van Loggerenberg?)
      is the adoptive mother of Master Johannes Willem Loggenberg (van Loggenberg? Van Loggerenberg?)
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.177


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.