BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hermanus Wiets Steyn
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:38071
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:25/05/1901
Date departure:18/12/1901
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Spelonken
Stock into camp:4 cattle, 32 donkeys, 3 sheep
Tent number:201
Farm History
Name:Witrand
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Name:Kameeldoornkuil
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:occupies
Name:Zookmakaar
District:Groot Spelonken
Notes:occupies part
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:25/5/1901, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Hermanus Wiets Steyn
      is the husband of Mrs Hendrina P Steyn
      is the father of Miss Annie M Steyn
      is the father of Miss Katrina Steyn
      is the father of Master Wiets H Steyn
      is the father of Master Johannes I Steyn
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Steyn
      is the father of baby Steyn
      is the employer of Master small kafir boy Steyn
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.171


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.