BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Martinis Swart
Other Names:Marthines Willem
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:115771
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:04/07/1901
Date departure:01/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:Yes
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:03/04/1902
Date departure:28/07/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:303
Farm History
Name:Esslens Rust / Esselinsrust
District:Harrismith
Notes:1500 morgen; owner
Relationships
Mr Martinis Swart (Marthines Willem)
      is the husband of Mrs Catrina Swart (Catrina Elizabeth)
      is the father of Miss Christina Swart
      is the father of Master Daniel Swart (Daniel Johannes)
      is the father of Master Philip Swart (Philippus Rudolf)
      is the father of Miss Johanna Swart
      is the father of Miss Barbara Swart (Bappie)
      is the father of Master Martinis Swart (Martinus Willem; Swarts, Swaarts )
      is the father of Master Jacobus Swart (Jacobus Hermanus Groenewald; Zwart, Jan Jacobus G )
      is the father of Miss Susanna Swart (Swartz, Cornelia Susanna )
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.41
Title:DBC 154 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 154
Notes:p.005


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.