BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Swart
Other Names:Petronella Gertruida
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:116293
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:03/10/1901
Date departure:09/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:09/02/1902
Date departure:06/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to their farm
Destination:Noordbrabant, Dist Bethlehem
Tent number:293/889
Farm History
Name:Noordbrabant / Noord Brabant
District:Bethlehem
Notes:hired; nil
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, Ceylon
Notes:Jacobus Phillip
Relationships
Mrs Petronella Swart (Petronella Gertruida)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Swart (Johannes Hendrik)
      is the mother of Miss Alida Swart
      is the daughter of Mrs Alida Cilliers (Celliers, Alida Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.67
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.113


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.