BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sophia L Bont
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:Dressmaker
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:40703
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:01/11/1900
Date departure:18/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Name:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Bont family
Town:Jagersfontein
District:Fauresmith
Sources


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.