BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Sophia Elizabetta Swanepoel
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:39560
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:27/08/1901
Date departure:01/12/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Houtbosch
Tent number:1172
Farm History
Name:Kroesmeer [illegible]
Town:Houtbosch
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:22/11/1902: returned
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Sophia Elizabetta Swanepoel
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Jacobus Swanepoel
      is the mother of Miss Catrina Elizabetta Swanepoel
      is the mother of Miss Maria Jacoba Swanepoel
      is the unknown of Miss Dina Dorothea de Nysken (de Nysschen, Duis Dorothea)
      is the unknown of Miss Gertruda Margreta Petronella de Nysken
      is the unknown of Miss Anna Susanna de Nysken
      is the unknown of Miss Dinah Anna Alleda J de Nysken (de Nysschen)
      is the unknown relationship of baby Swanepoel (de Nysken)
Sources
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.32


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.