BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan A Ackerman
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer on mother's farm
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:103951
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Date departure:06/09/1901
Destination:Bethulie
Farm History
Name:Jackelspoort / Jakhalspoort / Jakalspoort / Jakkalspoort
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:1500 morgen
Status
Type:Oath of neutrality
Notes:mar 1900, Reddersburg
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.150


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.