BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Aletta Christina Petronella Bresler
Other Names:Bressler; Johanna
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115959
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date arrival:received from Harrismith RC
Date departure:26/09/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to farm
Destination:Bavaria, Dist Vrede
Tent number:206, 430
Farm History
Name:Bavaria
District:Vrede
Notes:1200 morgen; owner
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Aletta Christina Petronella Bresler (Bressler; Johanna)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Johanna Bresler (Bressler; Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Christina Magdelena Bresler (Bressler; Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Aletta Bresler (Bressler; Johanna)
      is the sister of Miss Maria Venter
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.49
Title:DBC 122 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 122
Notes:p.157


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.