BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Catherina Ernst
Other Names:Johanna Catrina
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:153911
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:68
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:date not given
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:does not know
Tent number:RT 842
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:67
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:22/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:220/250
Farm History
Name:Buisfontein
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:owns part; 6000 acres
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later prisoner of war, Ceylon
Notes:

Pieter Frederik / Peter Francis; sons Fredrik & Willem and son-in-law, Coenraad du Toit, also fighting

Relationships
Mrs Johanna Catherina Ernst (Johanna Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Cornelia Ernst
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. E-044

Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 48

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.