BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Oort J van Schalkwyk
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer (not on own land)
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:40884
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:20/04/1901
Date departure:Jul 1902
Reason departure:gone home
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Hartebeestfontein
District:Bethulie
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Notes:no chance of doing so
Relationships
Mr Oort J van Schalkwyk
      is the husband of Mrs Cornelia Magrietha van Schalkwyk
      is the father of Miss Miriam van Schalkwyk
      is the father of Miss Martha M van Schalkwyk
      is the father of Miss Margaret van Schalkwyk
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
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.