BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sara Marina Swanepoel
Other Names:Susara Marina Sophia
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:160533
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:05/12/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1771
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:567. See folio 112
Farm History
Name:Leeuwfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando; she was trying to abscond
Notes:Philip Christiaan; no other relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs Sara Marina Swanepoel (Susara Marina Sophia)
      is the mother of Master Lourens Swanepoel (Lourens Daniel)
      is the mother of Master Joshua Swanepoel (Josiah Johannes)
      is the adoptive mother of Master Christiaan Vermaakl (Vermaak, Christiaan)
      is the mother of Miss Baby Swanepoel
      is the wife of Mr Phillipus Swanepoel
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-082
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 73


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.