BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Jacob Venter
Other Names:Johns Jacob
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:133951
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:18/01/1902
Date arrival:18/02/1902 [error?]
Date departure:30/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Johannesburg
Tent number:1530 / 6024
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:14/06/1901
Date departure:12/01/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:RT 1541 NDR [not drawing rations]
Farm History
Name:Venter Family
Town:Johannesburg
Name:Venter family
Town:Vrededorp
District:Johannesburg
Status
Type:ABC
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.120
Title:DBC 127 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 127
Notes:p.451


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.