Personal Details Name: Mr Jacobus J Wessels Other Names: Jacobus Johannes 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: 116103 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 35 Date arrival: 15/09/1901 Date departure: 23/01/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Guardroom Name: Pietermaritzburg RC Age arrival: 34 Date arrival: 28/06/1902 Date departure: 24/08/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Harrismith Tent number: 730/2088 Farm History Name: Brokenhill District: Harrismith Notes: 3000 morgen; owner Relationships Mr Jacobus J Wessels (Jacobus Johannes)       is the husband of Mrs Johanna Wessels (J M J)       is the father of Master Stephanus Wessels (S J)       is the father of Master Hermanus Wessels (H H)       is the father of Miss Martha L Wessels (L C) Sources Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.57 Title: DBC 135 Pietermaritzburg Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 135 Notes: p.520

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.