BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magel Johanna van Heerden
Other Names:van Heeden, Johanna Martha
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:154453
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Date departure:date not given
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 41
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:242
Farm History
Name:Brakspruit
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando (Douthwaite)
Notes:

Pieter Lambertus / Lombartus Albertus; also fighting is brother-in-law, Hendrik van Heerden (Liebenberg)

Relationships
Mrs Magel Johanna van Heerden (van Heeden, Johanna Martha)
      is the mother of Master Pieter van Heerden (van Heeden, Peter William)
      is the mother of Master baby (boy) van Heerden (jongetje van Pieter L van Heerden)
      is the wife of Mr Lombartus Albertus van Heeden
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. H-065

Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 62

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.