BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Farm Details
Name:Vaalbank
District:Harrismith
Notes:

Owners: P Joubert, D Joubert, D Swaartz, Mrs Muller, Mrs Ann de Jager; burnt for harbouring a band of snipers and marauders of whom Piet Joubert, son of D Joubert is the head [Source: Cd 524, p.5]
Persons on Farm
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  1. Mrs Emerans Calitz (Emmerencie J S F) Unique ID: 115828
  2. Mr Heunis Calitz (Theunis Thomas) Unique ID: 115829
  3. Mr Peter Calitz (Petrus Jacobus Benjamin) Unique ID: 115827
  4. Mrs Agatha Catharina de Jager Unique ID: 159700
  5. Miss Catharina Joubert Unique ID: 159701
  6. Master Jan Joubert Unique ID: 159702
  7. Miss Alida Odendaal (Alida Maria) Unique ID: 116525
  8. Mrs Johanna Odendaal (Johanna Jacoba Wilhelmina) Unique ID: 116523
  9. Miss Johanna Odendaal (Johanna Jacoba) Unique ID: 116524
  10. Miss Charlotte Strydom (Elena) Unique ID: 115618
  11. Master Cornelius Strydom (Cornelius Johs) Unique ID: 115615
  12. Master Daniel Strydom (Daniel Jacs) Unique ID: 115617
  13. Miss Gertrude Strydom (Gertruda) Unique ID: 115612
  14. Master Ignatius Strydom (Ignatius Michael) Unique ID: 115616
  15. Master Johannes Strydom (Johannes Petrus) Unique ID: 115614
  16. Mr Mathys Johannes Strydom Unique ID: 174035
  17. Miss Peternella Strydom (Petronella) Unique ID: 115613
  18. Mrs Petronella Strydom (Petronella Maria) Unique ID: 115611

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.