BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacob Pels
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Camp occupation:missionary of N Camp
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:114498
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:25
Date departure:07/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:18/03/1902
Tent number:702
Farm History
Name:Pels family
Town:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:25 Jul 1900 at Middelburg
Relationships
Mr Jacob Pels
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Pels
      is the father of Miss Nellie Pels
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 326
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.099


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.