BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Hendrina Potgieter
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Natal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

The name in the register is given as 'Potgeiter'. This is a common error on the part of the clerk doing the entries.

Unique ID:171286
Camp History
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:12/09/1901
Date arrival:from Dundee
Date departure:10/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Vryheid
Tent number:136
Farm History
Name:Uitzicht
District:Vryheid
Notes:Uitzicht, 2000 morgen; Loatsklip 1000 morgen, one
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Edward Frederick
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Hendrina Potgieter
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Cicelia Potgieter
      is the mother of Miss Susana Johanna Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Edward Frederick Potgieter
      is the wife of Mr Edward Frederick Potgieter
Sources
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 36

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.