BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Jacoba Nel
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:156179
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:16/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 958
Notes:

1 baby of JL Botha in c/0 Mrs Nel

Name:Wentworth RC
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:28/07/1902
Date arrival:from Wentworth camp
Date departure:30/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 217
Farm History
Name:Kafferskraal
Notes:owns part
Name:Kafferkraal / Kafferskraal
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:pow, St Helena, 27/02/1900; later in camp
Notes:

Louis Frederik; no relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Petronella Jacoba Nel
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Nel (Jacoba M [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Miss Hester Nel (Hester A [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Miss Petronella Nel (Petronella J [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Master Jan Nel (Jan D [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Master Louis Nel (Louis F J [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Miss Magaretha Nel
      is the mother of Master Marthinus Nel
      is the mother of Master Casper Johannes Nel (Nell)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-129

Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. N-058

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.