BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie Christina de Beer
Maiden name:Swarts
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:Labourer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:153043
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:04/03/1901
Date departure:5/42/1900
Reason departure:struck off list, can provide for herself, left camp
Stock into camp:5 head of cattle, 2 horses, 1 mule
Tent number:RT 1244 (town)
Notes:

16/10/1902, gone to farm

Farm History
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:pow, Green Point, captured 27/02/1900
Notes:

Dirk Jacobus; brother, Sarel Swarts, also on commando

Relationships
Mrs Elsie Christina de Beer
      is the mother of Master Jan Jacobus de Beer
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Lombard de Beer
      is the mother of Miss Hester Maria Elizabeth de Beer (de Beer, Hester Maria [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-012

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.