BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Sophia Venter
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:39033
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:01/08/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Groot Spelonken
Tent number:688
Farm History
Name:Driefontein
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:20/9/1902: returned from Bermuda
Relationships
Mrs Anna Sophia Venter
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Sophia Venter
      is the mother of Mr Peter Johannes Ludwig Venter
      is the mother of Master Stephanus Martinus Venter
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Lombard Venter
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Daniel Venter
      is the mother of Master Johannes Michael Venter
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.202


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.