BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hermanus Jacobus Botha
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:59058
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:02/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Bergendaal Farm
Tent number:413
Notes:RT 413
*
Farm History
Name:Berg en Dal / Bergendaal / Bergendal
District:Carolina
Notes:half share of farm
Name:Schagen
District:Barberton
Notes:half share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:came from Carolina district, taken on commando, came here 23/8/1901
Relationships
Mrs Hermanus Jacobus Botha
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Johanna Botha
      is the mother of Miss Sophia Katrina Botha (Sophia Catherina)
      is the adopitve mother of Master Abraham Scheelkool Viljoen
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0413
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 01, B 16


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.