BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie Petronella Herbst
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:162404
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:12/12/1902
Date departure:16/12/1902
Destination:farm
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:10/02/1902
Date departure:10/12/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:2011 / 7815
Farm History
Name:Aandraai
District:Piet Retief
Name:Aandenk
District:Bremersdorp
Notes:Aandenk
Status of Husband
Type:C [captured ?], India
Notes:Coenraad Frederick
Relationships
Mrs Elsie Petronella Herbst
      is the mother of Master Marthinus Hendrik Herbst (Martinus Hendk)
      is the mother of Master Christoffel Jacobus Herbst (Chris Jacobus)
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Petronella Herbst
      is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena Herbst (Maria Elizabeth )
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Catherina Herbst (Cornelia Johanna )
      is the wife of Mr Coenraad Frederick Herbst
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. H-045
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. H 220-1
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 71
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 375


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.