BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs P Parsons
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:1577
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Notes:28/6/1901: asks to return to her home in Thaba 'Nchu; has 3 daughters & 1 son; her husband is still on commando but is a member of the Geneva Red Cross; her home is being used as a hospital but she can stay with her niece; will meet all costs.
No reply attached.
Sources
Title:SRC 09
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:09
Dates:June - July 1901
Notes:RC3023, 28/6/1901, Mrs Parsons to CSRC


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.