BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrikus van der Ryst
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Cape Colony
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:157066
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Date departure:25/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt; 21 donkeys, waggon & spider in camp
Tent number:RT 226 / 31
Notes:Stock continued: sold spider 24/05/1901
Farm History
Name:Baakus Draai
District:Barkly West
Notes:owns farm; also Kaaldraai, 4 erven at Daniels Kuil
Status of
Notes:son-in-law, GP Brand, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Hendrikus van der Ryst
      is the husband of Mrs Helend Aletta Sophia van der Ryst
      is the father of Mr Engelbertus van der Ryst
      is the father of Miss Helena van der Ryst
      is the father of Master Willem van der Ryst
      is the father of Master Hendrikus van der Ryst
      is the father of Master Jacobus van der Ryst
      is the father of Miss Anna van der Ryst
      is the father of Miss Elsie van der Ryst
      is the father of Miss Nellie van der Ryst
      is the father of Master Gert van der Ryst
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. R-163


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.