BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Jacoba van Aarde
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:25570
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:67
Date arrival:31/05/1901
Date departure:08/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Destination:Palmietfontein
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 63
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein / Palmfontein
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:not a landowner
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Notes:

Roelof Johannes; no relatives fighting

Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. A-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.