BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Schalk Grobelaar
Other Names:Grobler
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farm caretaker
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35712
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:21/05/1901
Date departure:03/10/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Stock into camp:12 oxen, 2 donkeys
Tent number:174
Farm History
Name:Good Hope
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:21/5/1901, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Petrus Schalk Grobelaar (Grobler)
      is the husband of Mrs Marguerita Christina Grobelaar
      is the father of Master Peter S Grobelaar
      is the father of Master John Grobelaar
      is the father of Master Nicholas Grobelaar
      is the father of Miss Maria Cornelia Grobelaar (Grobbelaar, Maria C)
      is the unknown of Miss Maria Haasbroek
      is the father of Master Johannes Grobelaar
      is the father of Master Leonard Johannes Grobbelaar
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.51
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:B 1901 06a-b


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.