BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Sophia Catharina Venter
Other Names:Anna Sophia Catrina [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011018
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:30 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:20485
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:29/04/1901
Age departure:30
Date departure:21/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:sent to Boer laager
Tent number:RT 122 / 269
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Name:Opraap / Opraapgty / Opramph
District:Potchefstroom
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Christoffel Rudolf; brothers-in-law, Christoffel Rudolf and Pieter Jacobus Venter, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Anna Sophia Catharina Venter (Anna Sophia Catrina [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Master Christoffel Venter
      is the mother of Master Christoffel Alwyn Venter
      is the mother of Miss Francina Venter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.434
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1687
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-211


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.