BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cecilia Johanna Kruger
Maiden name:Eloff
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer, late Fieldcornet
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:159756
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:19/11/1901
Date departure:11/12/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Pretoria
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1694
Farm History
Name:Boekenhoutfontein / Boekenhoutsfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:Boekenhoutsfontein & other farms
Status of Husband
Type:pow, 17/06/1900
Notes:Piet; brothers Theunis, Gert and Freder Eloff, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Cecilia Johanna Kruger
      is the mother of Miss Gesina Kruger
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Kruger
      is the mother of Miss Catharina Kruger
      is the mother of Master Piet Kruger
      is the mother of Master Frederick Kruger
      is the mother of Miss Wilhelmina Kruger
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Kruger
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. K-041


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.