BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Christina Koen
Other Names:C J
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:115907
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:24/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Stock into camp:Yes
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:25/05/1902
Date departure:30/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:784/2907
Farm History
Name:Langverwacht
District:Vrede
Notes:3000 morgen, share; owner
Relationships
Mrs Christina Koen (C J)
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Koen (J E)
      is the mother of Miss Dinah Koen (D J)
      is the mother of Master Matthys Koen (M J)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Koen (E M)
      is the mother of Master Gert Koen (G J)
      is the mother of Master Pieter Koen (P B)
      is the relationship unknown of Miss Hannah de Necker
      is the wife of Mr Mathys J Koen (M J; Mathijs Johannes )
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.47
Title:DBC 134 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 134
Notes:p.503


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.