BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Wessel Vermaas
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:

Property: also 2 latter, district Lichtenburg

Unique ID:158351
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:07/05/1901
Date departure:30/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 107 / 298
Farm History
Name:Hartebeestfontein
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:owns portion Hartebeestfontein, Gedult, Wachtkraal
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:son-in-law, Christian, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Wessel Vermaas
      is the husband of Mrs Hester Vermaas
      is the father of Miss Polena Vermaas
      is the father of Miss Margarita Vermaas
      is the father of Miss Martha Vermaas
      is the father of Master Barend Vermaas
      is the father of Miss Judith Vermaas
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-211

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.