BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Pet Eliz Jacoba Harmse
Other Names:Cornelia Petro
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:139467
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:16/09/1901
Date departure:17/01/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Natal
Tent number:1174
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:21/01/1902
Date departure:20/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:1573 / 6188
Farm History
Name:Leeuwpoort / Leuwpoort
District:Rustenburg
Notes:Leeuwpoort
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later pow
Notes:Christian B S / Chris Barend
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Pet Eliz Jacoba Harmse (Cornelia Petro)
      is the mother of Miss Anna J Harmse (Anna Joh)
      is the mother of Master Willem Harmse (Willem Johns)
      is the mother of Master Christian Harmse (Christian Barend)
      is the mother of Master Petrus J Harmse
      is the mother of Miss Maria C Harmse (Maria Cristina)
      is the mother of Miss baby Harmse (Roedolf Cornelius)
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.043a
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 373


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.