BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Susanna Margatha Klaasen
Other Names:Susanna Philipiina; Klassen, Sus Magrita
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:162801
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:6
Age arrival:8 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:08/11/1902
Date departure:04/12/1902
Destination:Rivierplaatz
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:10/02/1902
Date departure:06/11/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:2001 / 7775
Farm History
Name:Holspruit
District:Wakkerstroom
Name:Rivierplaats / Rivierplaatz
District:M W Stroom / Wakkerstroom
Name:Hoespruit
District:Piet Retief
Relationships
Miss Susanna Margatha Klaasen (Susanna Philipiina; Klassen, Sus Magrita)
      is the daughter of Mrs Maria Isabella Klaasen (Klassen)
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. K-063
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. K 316-7
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 64
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 512


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.