BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Jacobus Cornelis Pelser
Other Names:Petrus Jacs Corn; P J; Pieter Jacobus Cornelis
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:saddler
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:57357
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:24/02/1901
Date departure:21/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg RC
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:15/09/1901
Date departure:23/06/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Winburg RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Name:Winburg RC
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Date departure:10/11/1901
Reason departure:Transferred
Destination:Brandfort R C
Farm History
Name:Pelser family
Town:Ficksburg
District:Ficksburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Petrus Jacobus Cornelis Pelser (Petrus Jacs Corn; P J; Pieter Jacobus Cornelis)
      is the husband of Mrs Hester Elizabeth Pelser (Mrs Petrus Jacs Corn; Ignatius)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:65
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.435 (194)
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.112


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.