BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan H Boshoff
Other Names:John
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner; farmer on father\'s farm
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:58197
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:11/06/1901
Reason departure:deserted
Destination:on commando
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:22/12/1900
Date departure:20/05/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Norvals Pont RC
Farm History
Name:Donkerpoort
District:Philippolis
Notes:no property
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Mar 1900, Philippolis
Relationships
Mr Jan H Boshoff (John )
      is the brother of Miss Betty Boshoff
      is the brother of Miss Chrissie Boshoff
      is the brother of Master Stefanes Boshoff
      is the husband of Mrs Dorrhia C Boshoff (Dorothy )
      is the father of Master Jan H Boshoff (Jan Hendrik)
      is the father of Master Cornelius J F Boshoff (Cornelis)
      is the son-in-law of Mrs Anna M A Bester
      is the brother-in-law of Miss Maria Bester
      is the father of Master Willem H Boshoff
      is the father of Master Christian H Boshoff
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p. 78, 162 and 108
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.31


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.