BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta du Plessis
Other Names:Aletta Susana
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:116301
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:03/10/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date departure:06/02/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to
Destination:Bethlehem
Tent number:193/760
Farm History
Name:du Plessis family
Town:Bethlehem
Notes:erf
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, in Camp A
Notes:Barend Johannes
Relationships
Mrs Aletta du Plessis (Aletta Susana)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna du Plessis (Johanna Catherina)
      is the mother of Miss Bessie du Plessis (Elizabeth Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Anna du Plessis (Anna Magdelena)
      is the mother of Miss Catherina du Plessis (Catherina Johanna)
      is the mother of baby du Plessis
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.68
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.109


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.