BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Martinus Jacobus Potgieter
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:37256
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:23/05/1901
Date departure:03/10/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Stock into camp:13 oxen, 2 cows, 2 calves, 1 horse
Tent number:183
Farm History
Name:Driscot
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:10/5/1901, Louis Trichardt
Relationships
Mr Martinus Jacobus Potgieter
      is the husband of Mrs Esther Potgieter
      is the father of Miss Wilhelmina Potgieter
      is the father of Miss baby Potgieter
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.131


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.