BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catherina Magdelena 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:158534
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:24/12/1902
Reason departure:gone to plas [sic: plaas = farm]
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 21 / 1046
Farm History
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Marico
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jan; brother-in-law, Gert Nel, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Catherina Magdelena Venter
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Venter
      is the mother of Miss Alberta Venter
      is the mother of Miss Catherina Venter
      is the mother of Master Godlieb Venter
      is the mother of Master Herculas J P Venter
      is the mother of Miss Lavina Venter
      is the mother of Miss Alberta Venter (Albertha [remainder illegible - DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Anna Venter
      is the mother of Master Jan Venter
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-218


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.