BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacobus van Aswagen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Arrested 22/1/1902; family in Pretoria; on farm 15 June; wife on farm Aug 2nd; 23/12/1901 come in from farm; released at Pretoria 18/2/1902
Unique ID:25481
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:11/05/1901
Date departure:31/07/1902
Reason departure:Gone home
Destination:Pietersburg
Stock into camp:2 mules
Notes:488, 1
Name:Colenso RC
Farm History
Name:van Aswagen family
Town:Pietersburg
Status of
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:on commando; surrendered Pietersburg 11/5/1901
Relationships
Mr Jacobus van Aswagen
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Gertruida Cecilia van Aswagen
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.002


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.