BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Jacob Serfontein
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97974
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:27/08/1901
Reason departure:left camp
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Lemoenhoek
District:Boshof
Notes:412 morgen
Name:Kalkbank
District:Boshof
Notes:412 morgen
Name:Schildpadkuil / Schilpadskuil / Schuilpadkuil
District:Boshof
Notes:2061 morgen
Name:Lemoenfontein
District:Boshof
Notes:412 morgen
Name:Schuinshoek / Schynshoek
Town:Petrusburg
District:Boshof
Notes:412 morgen
Name:Kromdraai
District:Boshof
Notes:412 morgen
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:23 May 1901, Boshof
Relationships
Mr Willem Jacob Serfontein
      is the husband of Mrs Cornelia Dorothea Serfontein
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.357 (155), p.491 (22)


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.