BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Crowther
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Notes:Wife of Commander Crowther; threatened with farm burning if she did not give information on her husband's whereabouts. See AskSam entry.
Unique ID:58
Farm History
Name:Crowther
Town:Wepener
District:Thaba 'Nchu
Sources
Title:MG 3 & 4 Incoming letters
Type:Incoming letters
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:3 & 4
Dates:June 1900-Feb 1901
Notes:4 July 1900, Correspondence relating to Mrs Crowther


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.