BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Wapenaar
Other Names:Martha Georgina
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:116046
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:06/08/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp for farm
Destination:J Dewaal, Dist Escourt
Tent number:231/ 794
Farm History
Name:Welgelegen
District:Harrismith
Notes:6000 morgen; nil
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, on commando
Notes:Johannes Petrus
Relationships
Mrs Martha Wapenaar (Martha Georgina)
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Wapenaar (Cornelius Solomon - male)
      is the mother of Master George Wapenaar
      is the mother of Master John Wapenaar (Jan)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Wapenaar (Wepener, Johannes Petrus)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.53
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.110


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.