BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem van der Scharff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:smallholder
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:38015
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:52
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Date departure:23/01/1902
Reason departure:absconded
Stock into camp:2 cattle
Tent number:118
Farm History
Name:van der Scharff family
Town:Louis Trichardt
Notes:4 erven
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:10/5/1901, Louis Trichardt
Relationships
Mr Willem van der Scharff
      is the husband of Mrs Sena van der Scharff
      is the father of Mr Izaak Hermanus van der Scharff
      is the father of Mr John Alberts van der Scharff
      is the father of Mr Barend Petrus van der Scharff
      is the father of Miss Hendrina van der Scharff
      is the father of Miss Martha van der Scharff
      is the father of Miss Sena van der Scharff
      is the father of Master Kretshan van der Scharff
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.168


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.