BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena Dorethia Craffort
Other Names:Craffert, Helena Dorothea
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:161669
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:28
Age arrival:31 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:06/09/1902
Date arrival:could be 1901
Date departure:06/11/1902
Destination:Vlakpoort
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:12/02/1902
Date departure:no departure details
Tent number:2052 / 7971
Farm History
Name:Vlakpoort
District:MW Stroom
Notes:Register gives Wakkestroom
Name:Vlakpoort
District:Wakkerstroom
Status of Husband
Type:on sea
Notes:Gidion Gerhardus
Relationships
Mrs Helena Dorethia Craffort (Craffert, Helena Dorothea)
      is the wife of Mr Gideon Gerhardus Craffort
      is the mother of Master Johannes Markus Craffert
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Wilhelmina Craffert
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. C-021
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. C 074-5
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 44
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 116


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.