BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hermanus Jacobus Grobler
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:39324
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Name:Pietersburg RC
Date arrival:11/04/1902
Date departure:12/07/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:1002
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:01/08/1901
Date departure:16/08/1901
Reason departure:Gone to town
Destination:Pietersburg
Tent number:1002
Farm History
Name:Pretoriusberg
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:owns portion
Name:Tweefontein
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:owns portion
Name:Groenlaagte
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:owns portion
Name:Pararima
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:owns portion
Name:Driefontein
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns portion
Name:Hereward
District:Marabastad
Notes:owns portion
Name:Grobler family
Town:Pietersburg
Notes:5 3/4 erven with 3 houses
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:25/4/1901, Witkop, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Hermanus Jacobus Grobler
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Jacoba Grobler
      is the father of Miss Johanna Hendrina Grobler
      is the father of Miss Maria Elizabetta Grobler
      is the father of Master Hermanus Jacobus Grobler
      is the unknown of Miss Sophia Maria van der Merwe
      is the unknown of Johanna Hendrina Coetzer
Sources
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.16


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.