BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Nellie van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer on father's farm
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:43105
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:02/06/1901
Date departure:27/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie R C
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Smithfield
Notes:1500 morgen
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Nellie van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Sannie van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Nicolaas van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Peter van Zyl
      is the sister in law of Miss Aletta Haasbroek
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.109


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.