BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter Willem Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Note: cripple
Unique ID:156583
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:67
Date arrival:15/05/1901
Date departure:03/10/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 170
Farm History
Name:Brakpan
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:cripple
Notes:sons, Petrus Johannes and Carl, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Pieter Willem Pretorius
      is the husband of Mrs Maria Magdelina Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Anna Cornelia Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Gidok Maria Pretorius
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. P-144


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.