BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Gertruida Lacante
Other Names:le Kante
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36536
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:01/05/1901
Date departure:28/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:298
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:30/08/1901
Tent number:RT 1851
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
Town:Rhenosterkop
District:Pretoria
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Gertruida Lacante (le Kante )
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Gertruida Lacante (le Kante)
      is the mother of Miss Katrina Wilhelmina Lacante (le Kante, Cathrina Wilhelmina )
      is the mother of Miss Martha Katrina Susanna Lacante (le Kante, Martha Cathrina Susanna)
      is the mother of Master Sarel Carolus Lacante (le Kante, Sarel Caroles )
      is the mother of Master Willem Martilius Lacante (le Kante, Willem Mattheus Johannes )
      is the employer of kafir boy Lacante
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.92
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. L 06


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.