BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Heila M van Blerk
Other Names:Heyla
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:137471
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:under 12 years
Date arrival:17/06/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:437
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:23/09/1901
Date departure:13/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:263 / 1105
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:18/08/1902
Date departure:18/08/1902
Reason departure:1 MR & tent
Farm History
Name:van Blerk family
Town:Krugersdorp
Name:Cijferfontein / Cyferfontein / Cypherfontein / Cyverfontein / Seeferfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Miss Heila M van Blerk (Heyla)
      is the daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Johanna van Blerk
      is the daughter of Mrs Elsie Magdalina Barnard
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.008b
Title:DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 78
Dates:Apr 1901-
Notes:B_099
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 55


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.