BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Carolina Petronella Nel
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:156274
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:25/09/1901
Date departure:16/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1528
Name:Wentworth RC
Farm History
Name:Weltevrede / Weltevreden / Wiltgefreda
District:Kroonstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Marthinus; brothers, Piet, Marthinus & Frederik, still fighting

Relationships
Mrs Carolina Petronella Nel
      is the mother of Miss Maria Susanna Nel (Nell)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Dorothea Nel (Nell)
      is the mother of Miss Neeltje Wilhelmina Nel (Nell)
      is the mother of Master Frederik Jacobus Petrus Nel (Nell)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-133

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.