BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Wessel Zevenster
Other Names:Wessel Lourens
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:115595
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:9
Date arrival:04/07/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date departure:19/09/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to
Destination:Winburg RC
Tent number:237/811
Farm History
Name:Zevenster family
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Relationships
Master Wessel Zevenster (Wessel Lourens)
      is the son of Mrs Isabella Zevenster
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.34
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.110


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.