BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruida Cath Knox
Other Names:Gertruida Catrina
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:159778
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:20/12/1901
Date departure:24/02/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Merebank RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1791
Name:Merebank RC
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:27/02/1902
Date departure:16/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:286
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:22/07/1902
Date departure:31/07/1902
Tent number:RT 2320
Farm History
Name:Zendelingsfontein / Zendlingsfontein
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:dead; family are undesirables
Notes:William Henry; brother, Hendrik, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Gertruida Cath Knox (Gertruida Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Christina Knox (Cristina Adriana)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Knox (Hendrik J N; Hendrick Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Knox (Anna Susanna)
      is the sister of Ms Anna Josina Knox
      is the Unknown of Master Richard Kemp
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. K-042, K-044
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 37


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.