BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Charles Theron
Other Names:Charles Petrus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:minister
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115865
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:28/07/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:57
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date departure:06/08/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to
Destination:Bethlehem
Tent number:258/842
Farm History
Name:Theron family
Town:Bethlehem
Status
Type:burgher
Relationships
Mr Charles Theron (Charles Petrus)
      is the husband of Mrs Charlotte Theron (Charlotte Johanna)
      is the father of Miss Charlotte Theron (Charlotte Johanna)
      is the father of Miss Jacoba Theron (Johanna Cathrina)
      is the father of Master Roelof Theron (Roelof Johannes)
      is the adoptive father of Miss Margaret van der Walt (van der Waal, Margriet)
      is the adoptive father of Miss Susan Malherbe (Johanna)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.45
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.111


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.