BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Aletta Swanepoel
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:160303
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:22/10/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1021
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:19/09/1902
Date departure:25/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 456
Farm History
Name:Swanepoel family
Town:Lichtenburg
District:
Notes:2 stands in Lichtenburg
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Hendrik; brothers, Willem & Gert Swanepoel, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Martha Aletta Swanepoel
      is the mother of Miss Maria Swanepoel
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Swanepoel
      is the mother of Miss Martha Swanepoel
      is the mother of Miss baby girl Swanepoel
      is the wife of Mr Hendrik Johs Swanepoel
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-073, S-090


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.