BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan Louis Venter
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:38654
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:06/06/1901
Date departure:22/09/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Rhenosterpoort
Stock into camp:4 cattle
Tent number:548
Farm History
Name:Mooifontein
Town:Rhenosterpoort
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns portion
Name:Boschkoppies
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:owns farm
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:1/6/1901, Buffels
Relationships
Mr Jan Louis Venter
      is the husband of Mrs Susanna Cornelia Venter
      is the father of Miss Susanna Cornelia Venter
      is the father of Miss Johanna Christina Venter
      is the father of Master Martibus Johannes Venter
      is the father of Master Christian Peter Venter (Peter Christian)
      is the adoptive father of Miss Sannie Cornelia O'Neill
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.199


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.