BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena Elizabeth Wentzel
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:38848
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:09/06/1901
Date departure:18/12/1901
Reason departure:gone into town at own expense
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:598
Farm History
Name:Kortfontein
Town:Lageveld
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:4/9/1902: returned from St Helena
Relationships
Mrs Helena Elizabeth Wentzel
      is the mother of Master John David Wentzel (Jan David)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Adriana Wentzel
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.209


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.