BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catherine C Callaghan
Other Names:Christina
Maiden name:Swartz
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:storekeeper
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35091
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Tent number:86
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Date departure:24/07/1901
Date departure:11/11/1901
Reason departure:gone to town; put on ration list
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:RT 17
Farm History
Name:Callaghan family
Town:Louis Trichardt
Notes:1 erf
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:James Thompson Callaghan, English colonial
Relationships
Mrs Catherine C Callaghan (Christina)
      is the mother of Miss Kathleen Callaghan
      is the mother of Master Cecil Callaghan
      is the mother of Master Vivian Callaghan (Sacky)
      is the mother of Miss Phyllis Callaghan
      is the unknown of Miss Johanna Zwart (Swarts, Zwaart)
      is the mother of Miss baby Callaghan
      is the wife of Mr James Thompson Callaghan (Calleghan)
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.18
Title:DBC 89 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 89
Dates:18/2/1902; 18/2/1902
Notes:p.11
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:B 1901 07 31a-b


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.