BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Coertsen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:43764
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:28/06/1901
Date departure:27/08/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Orange River Station Refugee Camp
Farm History
Name:Britsdam
District:Fauresmith
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:6 mar 1900, Fauresmith subsequently took up arms
Relationships
Mr Petrus Coertsen
      is the husband of Mrs Christina Coertsen
      is the father of Master Rudolph Coertsen
      is the father of Master Jan Coertsen
      is the father of Master Petrus Coertsen
      is the father of Miss Maria Coertsen
      is the father of Miss Susanna Coertsen
      is the father of Miss baby Coertsen (Coertsee)
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.145


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.