BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catrina Wessels
Other Names:Catherina Elizabeth
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115005
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:24/01/1901
Date departure:09/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:57
Date arrival:09/02/1902
Date departure:03/10/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to
Destination:Bethlehem
Tent number:292/887
Farm History
Name:Bethlehemspoort
District:Bethlehem
Notes:no landed property
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, Cape Town
Notes:Jacobus Johs
Relationships
Mrs Catrina Wessels (Catherina Elizabeth)
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Elizabeth Moolman
      is the wife of Mr Jacobus J Wessels
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.09
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.113


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.