BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan W Wessels
Other Names:Johannes Wilhelmus G [DBC 107]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Natal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:166187
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:42
Age arrival:43 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:08/09/1902
Destination:Paulpietersburg
Tent number:F 157
Farm History
Name:Wessels family
Town:Paulpietersburg
District:Utrecht
Relationships
Mr Jan W Wessels (Johannes Wilhelmus G [DBC 107])
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna W Wessels (Johanna Catharina W [DBC 107])
      is the father of Master Pieter J Wessels (Piet Jurie [DBC 107])
      is the father of Miss Susanna Wessels (Susanna Elizabeth [DBC 107])
      is the father of Miss Maria Wessels (Maria Catharina [DBC 107])
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. W-156
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. W 680-1


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.