BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Etwick Phoenix Hipkin
Other Names:Mrs Atwick Pinnix; Aletta Joanna (Lottie)
Maiden name:Cronje
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Notes:

The correct name is probably the one recorded in 'Other Names'


Note from informant: 'Mrs. Atwick Pinnix Hipkin was married in 1909 to the said Atwick Pinnix Hipkin. She was originally Aletta Joanna Cronje known as Lottie; Atwick Pinnix and his wife Aletta Johanna are buried in Boksburg.'


The entry in the camp register is a bit puzzling, since it is clear that the two were not married. What is not clear is what their relationship was, and why they should have been sharing a tent.

Unique ID:150212
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:12/08/1902
Date departure:23/09/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 987
Farm History
Name:Uitzhoek
District:Vrede
Relationships
Mrs Etwick Phoenix Hipkin (Mrs Atwick Pinnix; Aletta Joanna (Lottie))
      is the unknown of Mr Johan Nicholas Hipkin
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.H 156
Title:Informants
Notes:Email: 12/01/2022

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.