BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Farm Details
Name:Bultfontein
District:Johannesburg
Notes:

No date given; 3 homesteads; Owners:T Kruger, D Wolmans and F G Wolmans; sniping and concealing ammunition [Source: Cd 524, p.16]

No date given; Owner: F G Wolmarans; these men [see Hartebeestefontein, Johannesburg] are both ex-Chairmen of the Volksraad, and live in the Magaliesberg, sniping; they were warned that if they did not either join a recognised commando or surrender, their houses would be burnt; the warning was disregarded, and the houses burnt [Source: Cd 524: p.17]

No date given; Owner: T Kruger; advance guard was fired on from this house; it was afterwards found out thatt the owner was not present [Source: Cd 524: p.18]
Persons on Farm
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  1. Miss Hester A Groeneston Rautenbach (Ester Angoenaster) Unique ID: 130620
  2. Miss Louisa Elizabeth Petronella Rautenbach Unique ID: 130621
  3. Mr Lucas Johannes Rautenbach Unique ID: 171458
  4. Mrs Magdalena F J Rautenbach (Magdalena Francina) Unique ID: 130616
  5. Miss Magdalena Francina J Rautenbach Unique ID: 130619
  6. Miss Maria Magdalena J Rautenbach Unique ID: 130618

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.