BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Jacobus Jacobs
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36195
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:31/05/1901
Date departure:03/10/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Stock into camp:4 cattle, 13 donkeys
Tent number:401
Farm History
Name:Geluk
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Name:Jacobs family
Town:Pietersburg
Notes:3 erven
Name:Jacobs family
Town:Louis Trichardt
Notes:2 erven
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:30/5/1901, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Willem Jacobus Jacobs
      is the husband of Mrs Matilda Cecilia Jacobs
      is the father of Miss Nellie Christina Jacobs
      is the father of Miss Martha Sophia Jacobs
      is the father of Miss Matilda Cecilia Jacobs
      is the father of Mr Willem Jacobus Jacobs
      is the father of Miss Johanna H Jacobs (Johannes H)
      is the father of Miss Annie Jacobs
      is the father of Master Sarel Jacobs
      is the father of Mr David Francois Jacobs
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.75


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.