BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Petrus Frederik Janse van Vuuren
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
Unique ID:158462
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:22/06/1901
Date departure:31/07/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 2261 / 694
Notes:gone to Brandfort, 09/09/1901, returned 23/12/1901; 1 man off 20/04/1902
Farm History
Name:Cyferfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC; never took oath
Notes:brothers-in-law, Jurie and Carl Snyman and Willem Fouche, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Gert Petrus Frederik Janse van Vuuren
      is the husband of Mrs Gertina Hermina Janse van Vuuren
      is the father of Master Hermanus Janse van Vuuren
      is the father of Miss Catherina Janse van Vuuren
      is the father of Master Lourens Janse van Vuuren
      is the father of Master Gert Petrus Janse van Vuuren
      is the father of Miss Maria Cornelia van Vuren (v Vuuren, M C J; Janse van Vuuren [DBC 75])
      is the father of Master baby boy van Vuren (v Vuuren, zoontje van Gert P F v Vuuren)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-215


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.