BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacob Coenraad Breytenbach
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:grain farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111847
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:14/03/1902
Date departure:09/06/1902
Reason departure:Returned home
Destination:Farm
Tent number:674
Notes:Was allowed to reside in town and living at Sheba Hill to graze his cattle until now ordered into camp
Departure date given as 9 June 1901 but I have taken this to be a mistake and put 1902
Farm History
Name:Klipplaatdrift / Klipplaatsdrift
District:Lydenburg
Name:Vlaakfontein / Vlakfontein
District:Lydenburg
Status
Notes:Surrendered Pisangskraal about 15 May1901from Lydenburg commando
Relationships
Mr Jacob Coenraad Breytenbach
      is the Father of Mr Karel Johannes Breytenbach
      is the Father of Master Izaak Johannes Breytenbach
      is the Father of Miss Catharina Breytenbach
      is the Father of Miss Anna Catharina Breytenbach
      is the Father of Miss Aletta Breytenbach
      is the Father of Miss Johanna Breytenbach
      is the Husband of Mrs Anna Catharina Breytenbach
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.223


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.