BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gesina Cornelia Venter
Other Names:Gezina Cornelia
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:39823
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:06/08/1901
Date departure:25/11/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Marabastad
Tent number:1125
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:17/07/1901
Age departure:25
Date departure:31/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Tent number:RT 1625
Farm History
Name:Vrederust / Vrederust No 1
Town:Marabastad
District:Pietersburg / Soutpansberg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:

husband: Barend Johannes Venter; 8/1/1903: returned

Relationships
Mrs Gesina Cornelia Venter (Gezina Cornelia )
      is the mother of Master Martin Petrus Albertus Venter (Merton P Albertus)
      is the mother of Master baby Venter
Sources
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.46
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. V 10

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.