BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Piet Grobelaar
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35755
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:31/05/1901
Date departure:23/01/1902
Reason departure:absconded
Stock into camp:12 cattle, 7 donkeys
Tent number:407
Name:Pietersburg RC
Date arrival:12/01/1903
Date departure:12/01/1903
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Tent number:407
Farm History
Name:Grobelaar family
Town:Spelonken
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:31/5/1901, Pietersburg 23/1/1902: absconded
Relationships
Mr Piet Grobelaar
      is the husband of Mrs Nellia Christina Grobelaar
      is the father of Master Jacobus Nicholas Grobelaar
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Susanna Grobelaar
      is the father of Master Hendrik Frederick Grobelaar
      is the father of Miss Nellia Christina Grobelaar
      is the father of Miss Petronella Grobelaar
      is the father of Miss Johanna Grobelaar
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.53


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.