BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Magaretha van Aardt
Other Names:Johanna Margrita
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:85716
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:17/12/1901
Date departure:18/04/1902
Destination:Wentworth
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:23/04/1902
Date departure:23/06/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:828
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:23/09/1902
Date departure:23/06/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:828 / 6058
Notes:This information is repeated in the Jacobs camp register, the only difference being the date of entry into the camp.
Farm History
Name:Strydfontein / Strijdfontein
District:Ermelo
Notes:own 500 morgen of this farm
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Notes:Willem Johannes van Aardt age: 28
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Magaretha van Aardt (Johanna Margrita)
      is the mother of Master Cornelis Johannes van Aardt (Carolus Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Susanna van Aardt
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 2
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 107
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 8


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.