BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jacoba Klassen
Other Names:Classe [DBC 75]
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:155085
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Date departure:date not given
Reason departure:living at Kocks near Dutch church
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT K7 / 9
Farm History
Name:Rhenosterspruit
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Gabriel; one brother-in-law, Nicolaas J Klassen, still fighting

Relationships
Mrs Jacoba Klassen (Classe [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Anna Klassen
      is the mother of Master Gabriel Jakobus Claasen (Klassen, Gabriel J C; Klassen [DBC 75])
      is the Unknown of Master Stoffel Booysen
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. K-089

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.