BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria J Wessels
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:158823
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:17/04/1902
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1999
Farm History
Name:Strydfontein
District:Hoopstad
Notes:owns portion of Wesselsrust
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Petrus G; no relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs Maria J Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Maria J Wessels
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. W-229


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.