BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelius Johannes Roelofse
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:This family is terribly complicated and it looks as if two families have been intermixed in the registers.
Unique ID:93719
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:62
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:24/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Uitenhage RC
Name:Uitenhage RC
Age arrival:62
Date arrival:26/04/1902
Date departure:22/08/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Name:Springfontein 74/2
Date arrival:22/8/1902
Farm History
Name:Dwaalfontein
District:Philippolis
Notes:hired land
Status
Type:surrendered; oath of neutrality
Notes:Mar 1900, Philippolis
Relationships
Mr Cornelius Johannes Roelofse
      is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Carolina Roelofse
      is the father of Miss Maria Magdalena Roelofse (Maria Magdalena J)
      is the father of Miss Clare Magdalena Roelofse
      is the father of Miss Isabella Margarita Roelofse
      is the father of Miss Hester Catrina Roelofse
      is the father of Miss Johanna Roelofse
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Carolina Roelofse
      is the father of Mr Nicolas James Roelofse (Nicolas Johannes)
      is the father of Master Nicolas Christoffel Roelofse (Roelfse, Nicolaas James)
      is the father of Master Cornelius Jan Roelofse (Cornelius Jan Hend)
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.194
Title:SRC 88 Uitenhage CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 88
Notes:p.006


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.