BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jessie Bertha Pretorius
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:160172
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:31/05/1902
Date departure:16/10/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Hopetown
Stock into camp:sold to Boers
Tent number:RT 41 / 388 / 2038
Farm History
Name:Pretorius family
District:Bechuanaland
Notes:owns Doornbult
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Jacobus Frederik; no relatives fighting family described as 'rebels'
Relationships
Mrs Jessie Bertha Pretorius
      is the Unknown of Miss Heila Visser
      is the Unknown of Miss Mary Visser
      is the Unknown of Miss Edith Visser
      is the Unknown of Miss Jessie Visser
      is the Unknown of Master Pieter Visser
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. P-064


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.