BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr William Snr Collins
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Camp occupation:National Scout
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35106
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:26/09/1901
Reason departure:In government service
Stock into camp:19 cattle
Tent number:RT 251
Farm History
Name:Lemsklip
District:Woodbush
Notes:owns farm
Name:Diepkloof
District:Low country
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:30/5/1901: Kroonberg
Relationships
Mr William Snr Collins
      is the husband of Mrs Susannah Mary Collins (Susanna Cornelia)
      is the father of Mr William Jnr Collins
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Catherine Collins (Elizabeth Cornelia)
      is the father of Miss Mary Ann Collins
      is the father of Master Isaac Robert Collins
      is the father of Miss Susanna Letitia Collins
      is the father of Master Robert Collins
      is the father of Master John Theodore Collins
      is the father of Master Henry Richard Collins
      is the father of Master Albert O'Leary Collins (Alford)
      is the employer of Master kafir boy Collins
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.19
Title:DBC 89 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 89
Dates:18/2/1902; 18/2/1902
Notes:p.10


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.