BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Alida Vermaas
Other Names:Vermas, Aletta Susana
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
Notes:

* Property: 2 farms, size not known & house

Unique ID:158382
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:15/05/1901
Date departure:19/06/1901
Reason departure:struck off; sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt,
Tent number:RT 388
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:05/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:296
Farm History
Name:Gedult
Notes:owns part * see Notes
Name:Geduld / Gedult / Gedveld
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:owns part * see Notes
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later prisoner of war, Bermuda
Notes:Franz Hermanus Stephanus; sons, Hendrik & Frank, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Alida Vermaas (Vermas, Aletta Susana)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Vermaas (Vermas, Anna Magdalena)
      is the mother of Miss Alice Vermaas (Vermas, Aletta Susana)
      is the mother of Master Cornelius Vermaas (Vermas, Cornelius Lourence)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Vermaas (Vermas. Hester Magreta)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Vermaas (Vermas. Johanna Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Christina Vermaas (Vermas, Christina Jacoba)
      is the mother of Master Barend Vermaas (Vermas, Barenda Johanna)
      is the mother of Master Eben Vermaas (Vermas, Elenor Ester)
      is the daughter of Miss Hermina Magreta Vermas
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-212
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 126


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.