BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan Lewis
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:carpenter
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111794
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:01/07/1901
Date departure:19/06/1902
Destination:Nylstroom
Tent number:650
Notes:Entered camp 1 July 1901 but omitted from register until 16 Nov 1901 on entry of his daughter and wife, from whom he has parted. Daughter stayed with him, though wife left camp to reside elsewhere.
Farm History
Name:Lewis family
Town:Pretoria
Status
Notes:Surrendered Sandfontein dist Nylstroom
Relationships
Mr Jan Lewis
      is the father of Miss Hester Helena Lewis
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.213


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.