BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena Cathrina Wessels
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:152712
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:17/11/1901
Date departure:07/12/1901
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:RT 316
Farm History
Name:Zwartfontein
District:Vrede
Notes:3000 morgen
Name:Wessels family
Town:Vrede
Notes:2 erven
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Francois Jacobus de Villiers self from Vrede
Relationships
Mrs Helena Cathrina Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Martha Cathrina Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Maria Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Englebrechta Johanna Wessels
      is the mother of Master Daniel Wijnand Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Barbara Magdalena Wessels
Sources
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.W 107


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.