BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susarah Aletta Venter
Other Names:Susana Aletta
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:158296
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 166
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Potchestroom
Tent number:503
Farm History
Name:Elandskuil
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:part of farm Sterkstroom; no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jan Sarel Marthinus; brothers-in-law, Petrus & Christian Venter, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Susarah Aletta Venter (Susana Aletta)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Venter (Cornelia Maria)
      is the mother of Master Sarel Venter (Sarel Martinus)
      is the mother of Master Daniel Venter (Daniel Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Venter
      is the wife of Mr John Sarel Mathias Venter
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-209
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 131


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.