BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Johannes Scheepers
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:37932
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Date departure:03/10/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Louis Trichardt
Stock into camp:1 cow, 1 calf, 10 donkeys
Tent number:61
Farm History
Name:Scheepers family
Town:Louis Trichardt
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:10/5/1901, Louis Trichardt
Relationships
Mr Petrus Johannes Scheepers
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Scheepers
      is the father of Mr Jacobus G Scheepers
      is the father of Miss Martha Scheepers
      is the father of Mrs Susanna Johanna Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Johanna Scheepers
      is the father of Miss Anna Scheepers
      is the father of Miss Petronella Scheepers
      is the father of Master John Scheepers
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.165


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.