BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Christoffel de Wet
Other Names:de Wett
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:158572
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:4 cows, 4 calves, balance taken by English (no receipt) cattle sold on market, 21/05/1901
Tent number:RT 181, town, near Police Barracks
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:55
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:05/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Potchefstroom
Tent number:303
Farm History
Name:Bultskop
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:no property; house own property
Name:Bulskop
District:Potchefstroom
Status of
Notes:son, Jan, still fighting
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Christoffel de Wet (de Wett)
      is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Johanna de Wet (de Wett)
      is the father of Miss Cornelia de Wet (de Wett, Cornelia Isabella)
      is the father of Master Barend de Wet (de Wett, Barend Petrus)
      is the father of Miss Susannah de Wet (de Wett, Susara Aletta)
      is the father of Miss Anna de Wet (de Wett, Anna Maria)
      is the father of Miss Magdelena de Wet (de Wett, Maria Magdalena)
      is the father of Mr Henry Christofffel de Wett
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. W-219
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 163


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.