BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elizabeth Gesina Badenhorst
Maiden name:Lemmer
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:153167
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:15/05/1901
Date departure:19/06/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 376
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later pow, Umbilo
Notes:

Casper Hendrik; also on commando, brothers-in-law Tobias and Ignatius Badenhorst, brother Cornelius Lemmer. Note added in register: wrote enquiring about family 28/04/1902.

Relationships
Mrs Elizabeth Gesina Badenhorst
      is the mother of Master Johannes Badenhorst
      is the mother of Miss Gertrada Badenhorst
      is the mother of Miss Naomi Badenhorst
      is the mother of Master Dirk Badenhorst
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-016

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.