BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Bam
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Notes:21/6/1901: has 2 children
Unique ID:1584
Camp History
Name:Springfontein RC
Date departure:9/7/1901
Reason departure:to join husband
Destination:Wellington, CC
Notes:21/6/1901: Mrs Bam is an invalid and has been for several years; encloses certificate of Dr Petersen who operated on her some years ago; partially restored her health but not free from suffering.
1/7/1901: Superintendent to CSRC: Suggests if she is allowed to go, she be watched. 'She and all her family (Malherbes DR Ministry) are very bitter against us.'
9/7/1901: permit forwarded.
Farm History
Name:Bam family
Town:Fauresmith
Sources
Title:SRC 09
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:09
Dates:June - July 1901
Notes:RC3186, 21/6/1901, CD Bam to Superintendent, Springfontein and related correspondence


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.