BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Mattheus Hendricus Wessels
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:100256
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:29/12/1900
Farm History
Name:Prospect
Town:Winburg
District:Winburg
Notes:1700 morgen
Status
Type:Oath of neutrality
Notes:17 May 1900; farm Prospect
Relationships
Mr Mattheus Hendricus Wessels
      is the husband of Mrs Mattheus Hendricus Wessels
      is the father of child 1 Wessels
      is the father of child 2 Wessels
      is the father of child 3 Wessels
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.32


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.