BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Caroline Petronella Purchase
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37600
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:64
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:15/11/1901
Reason departure:Gone into town on rations
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:1037
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:66
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Tent number:20
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:26/04/1901
Age departure:50
Date departure:15/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Tent number:RT 943
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:64
Date arrival:17/07/1901
Age departure:64
Date departure:31/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Tent number:RT 1607
Farm History
Name:Vaalboschlaagte
Town:Marabastad
District:Pietersburg
Notes:owns 1/2 farm
Relationships
Mrs Caroline Petronella Purchase
      is the unknown of Miss Catrina Elena Kuhl (Cathrina Helena )
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.149
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.3
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:

p. P 08, P 19

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.