BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Jacoba van Aswegen
Other Names:Maria Jacoba; van Aaswegen
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:124084
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:08/07/1901
Date departure:07/04/1902
Date departure:07/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:RT 1565
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:16/07/1902
Date departure:11/08/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:farm
Tent number:709
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:11/04/1902
Date departure:Date unclear
Reason departure:living in town; gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; receipt
Tent number:RT 1989
Farm History
Name:Heckpoort / Hekpoort
District:Krugersdorp
Name:Hekpoort
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:landowner
Status of Husband
Type:National Scouts
Notes:

No relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Martha Jacoba van Aswegen (Maria Jacoba; van Aaswegen)
      is the wife of Mr Hendrik Abram van Aswegen (Hendricus Abram)
      is the mother of Miss Anna van Aswegen (van Aaswegen, Anna Maria)
      is the mother of Master Gert Johannes van Aswegen (Gert Johs; van Aaswegen)
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. A 03
Title:DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 78
Dates:Apr 1901-
Notes:A002
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. A-003

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.