BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Catharina de Beer
Maiden name:Pieterse
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:159066
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:13/09/1901
Date departure:03/12/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 134 / 1487
Farm History
Name:Middelfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:owns 1/2 of farm
Status of Husband
Type:pow, 01/09/1901
Notes:Mathijs Christoffel; brothers, David & Willem Pieterse, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Catharina de Beer
      is the mother of Master Hendrik de Beer
      is the mother of Master Johannes L de Beer
      is the mother of Miss Catharina de Beer
      is the mother of Master Mathijs de Beer
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. B-005


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.