BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Heila Grobelaar
Other Names:Grobler, Lena; Groblaar, Heline Magdlena
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35815
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:09/06/1901
Date departure:16/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:566
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:23/09/1901
Date arrival:from Pietersburg
Date departure:10/02/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Neilstroom, Waterberg
Tent number:598
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:22/02/1902
Tent number:102
Farm History
Name:Mooimeisiesfontein
District:Zoupansberg
Notes:none
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Relationships
Mrs Heila Grobelaar (Grobler, Lena; Groblaar, Heline Magdlena)
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Johanna Grobelaar (twin of Sarel; Groblaar)
      is the mother of Master Sarel Eloff Grobelaar (twin of Aletta; Groblaar)
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.56
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.13
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 59


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.