BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hendrina Schwen
Other Names:Swem, Hendrina Johanna
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:police
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:116240
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:28/09/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:01/08/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to
Destination:Wynburg Burgher Camp
Tent number:178/294
Notes:Debit: £36.18.11
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:01/08/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Ladysmith RC
Farm History
Name:Schwem family
Town:Winburg
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, on commando
Notes:Hendrik Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Hendrina Schwen (Swem, Hendrina Johanna)
      is the mother of Miss Hendrina Schwen (Swem, Andrina Johanna)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Schwen (Swem, Hendrik Jacobus)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Schwen (Swem)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Schwen (Swem)
      is the mother of Master Benjamin Schwen (Swem)
      is the mother of Master Willem Schwen (Swem)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.65
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.104


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.