BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Amerencia Oosthuizen
Other Names:Amistrisie Fredrica Jacoba
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:116082
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:01/09/1901
Date departure:01/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:03/04/1902
Date departure:22/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:295/1075
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:22/09/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Wentworth RC
Date departure:25/11/1902
Reason departure:left camp
Destination:Harrismith
Farm History
Name:Langverwacht / Langewacht
District:Bethlehem
Notes:6000 morgen; hired
Relationships
Mrs Amerencia Oosthuizen (Amistrisie Fredrica Jacoba)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Oosthuizen (Maria Magdalena)
      is the mother of Miss Fredericka Hayden (Oosthuizen, Fredercik Jacobus - male)
      is the wife of Mr Willem Oosthuizen (Willem Tobias)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.56
Title:DBC 154 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 154
Notes:p.004


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.