BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Pieter Jacobus Appelgryn
Other Names:Woman
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020111
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:45 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:Shoemaker
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:25560
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:07/05/1901
Date departure:13/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 217
Farm History
Name:Appelgryn family
District:Griqualand
Notes:Came in during war
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Andries Cornelius

2 sons also on commando: Andries and Rudolf Johannes

 

Relationships
Mrs Pieter Jacobus Appelgryn (Woman)
      is the mother of Master Pieter Appelgryn (Appelgrijn; Pieter Jacobus (girl))
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. A-001

Title:RS 32 Final list
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 32
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.1
Title:West, Winnie
Type:Oral informant
Location:FS
Notes:Winnie West confirms that this was a woman with a man's name

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.