BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr George Porturig
Other Names:Portwig [DBC 160]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:labourer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Note: Burgher, OVS

Unique ID:156547
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:68
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Date departure:23/04/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Vryburg
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 65 / M2
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:66
Date arrival:01/05/1901
Destination:Pasop, Schweizer Reineke
Tent number:79
Farm History
Name:Porturig family
Town:Schweizer Reinecke
Notes:no property
Name:Pasop
District:Schweizer Reineke
Status
Notes:son, John, still fighting
Relationships
Mr George Porturig (Portwig [DBC 160])
      is the father of Miss Cathrina Portwig
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Hendrina Portwig
      is the father of Miss Franzina M M Portwig
      is the father of Miss Debora Portwig
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. P-143
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 009

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.