BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Wilhelmina van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:91018
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Date departure:27 April 1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:27/04/1901
Date departure:17/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Palmietfontein, Bethulie
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Bethulie
Notes:father's farm
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Nicholas Johannes, India
Relationships
Mrs Petronella Wilhelmina van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Marguerita van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Nicolas Johannes van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Pieter Gabriel van Zyl
      is the sister of Miss Alleta Anna Haasbroek
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:83


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.