BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruida Cecilia Ernst
Other Names:Gertrude Cecelia
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:153922
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:18/08/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Howick RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 920
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Date departure:22/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:48/L122
Farm History
Name:Buisfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Willem Hendrik; brother-in-law, Fredrik Ernst, also fighting.

Relationships
Mrs Gertruida Cecilia Ernst (Gertrude Cecelia)
      is the mother of Master Pieter Ernst (Peter Francis)
      is the mother of Miss Lettie Ernst (Aletta Susana)
      is the mother of Master Gysbert Ernst (Grisbert Jacobus)
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. 47

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.