BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacobus van Wyk
Other Names:Jacobus Johannes
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115086
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:68
Date arrival:15/04/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:69
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to his farm
Destination:
Tent number:174/274
Farm History
Name:Strydfontein
District:Harrismith
Notes:2000 morgen
Status
Type:burgher
Relationships
Mr Jacobus van Wyk (Jacobus Johannes)
      is the husband of Mrs Hendrina van Wyk (Hendrina Magdelena)
      is the father of Miss Helen van Wyk
      is the stepfather of Miss Maria M de Necker (Maria Magdelena)
      is the adoptive father of Miss Elsabe Maria van Wyk
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.12
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.103


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.