BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Johanna Venter
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:158308
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Date departure:16/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 169
Name:Wentworth RC
Farm History
Name:Rietdraai / Rietdrai
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jan Adriaan; 2 sons, Jan Adriaan & Louis Johannes, and brother, Louis Johannes van Wyk, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Maria Johanna Venter
      is the mother of Miss Hester Venter
      is the mother of Miss Anna Catharina Venter
      is the mother of Master Jan Venter
      is the mother of Master Pieter M Venter
      is the mother of Miss Maria Johanna Venter
      is the mother of Miss Annie C C Venter
      is the mother of Miss baby (girl) Venter (ongedoopte kind van J A Venter)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-209


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.