BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacques van Gelder
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:Schoolmaster
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:41923
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:20/11/1900
Date departure:06/07/1901
Destination:Cape Town
Farm History
Name:van Gelder family
Town:Hartbeestfontein
District:Bethulie
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:mar 1900, Bethulie
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.61


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.