BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susannah Magdelena Serfontein
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:160365
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:30/07/1901
Date departure:22/10/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:R 1177
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:11/11/1902
Date arrival:came from Merebank camp
Date departure:18/11/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 04
Farm History
Name:Driefontein
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:Free State
Notes:Adam; 4 sons, David, Tom, Herculas, Christiaan, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Susannah Magdelena Serfontein
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Serfontein
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-075, S-091


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.