BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Wessel Marais
Other Names:Mare, Wessel Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:116529
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:26/10/1901
Date departure:01/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:03/04/1902
Date departure:05/10/1902
Date departure:illegible
Reason departure:left camp
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:349
Farm History
Name:Grootdraai
District:Harrismith
Notes:500 morgen; hired
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.81
Title:DBC 154 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 154
Notes:p.011


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.