BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelis Johannes 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
Unique ID:156595
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:52
Date arrival:27/05/1901
Date departure:21/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 29 / 181
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
Status
Type:ABC; 26/05/1902, gone with National Scouts
Notes:son-in-law, Johannes Jacobs, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Cornelis Johannes Pretorius
      is the husband of Mrs Cathrina Susanna Pretorius
      is the father of Mr Mathijs Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Maria Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Anna Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Martha Pretorius
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. P-145


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.