BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Wilhelmina Bekker
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:153007
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT M5/46
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:589 / 2189
Farm History
Name:Zoutfontein
District:Vryburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Jacobus Marthinus / Jacobus Martines; also on commando, sons Koos and Piet

Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Wilhelmina Bekker
      is the mother of Miss Susannah Cornelia Bekker (Susanna Cornelia)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Johanna Bekker
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Bekker (Carolina Wilhelmina)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-011

Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 77
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 93

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.