BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cecilia Johanna Nel
Maiden name:Botha
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
Notes:

Cecilia Johanna Nel was previously married to Leendert Hermanus Bornman. The older three of her children were the offspring of this marriage.

Unique ID:156280
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:25/09/1901
Date departure:28/09/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Kroonstad
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1614
Name:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:Brakfontein
District:Kroonstad
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:in Kroonstad
Notes:

Hendrik; son, Hans, still fighting

Relationships
Mrs Cecilia Johanna Nel
      is the mother of Miss Cecilia Nel (Bornman)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Nel (Anna Margarietha Bornman)
      is the mother of Miss Lendert Nel (Leendert Hermanus Bornman [female])
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Nel (Cornelia Margaretha)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Nel (Johannes Christoffel)
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Nel (Susanna Maria)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Nel (Hendrik Frederik)
      is the mother of baby Nel
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-133

Title:Informants
Notes:Email: 27/11/2023

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.