BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jan Cornelia Joh van der Ryst
Other Names:van der Rijst, Cornelia Johanna
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:143103
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:16/09/1901
Destination:Natal
Tent number:1123
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:07/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Potchefstroom
Tent number:395. See folio 125
Farm History
Name:Groenfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:Groenfontein
Status of Husband
Type:deported; pow
Notes:Jan Willem
Relationships
Mrs Jan Cornelia Joh van der Ryst (van der Rijst, Cornelia Johanna)
      is the mother of Master Lewis Gerrit van der Ryst (van der Rijst, Louis Gerrit)
      is the mother of Master Engelbertus van der Ryst (van der Rijst, Engelbertus Leonardus)
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia van der Ryst (C J Cornelia; Joha Cornelia)
      is the mother of Miss Maria van der Ryst (M )
      is the mother of Miss Martha van der Ryst (M J, Martha Jacoba)
      is the wife of Mr Jan Willem van der Rijst
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.102a
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 51


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.