Personal Details Name: Mrs Aletta Gertruida Wessels Other Names: Mrs Jan Wessels Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: labourer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 46456 Camp History Name: Johannesburg RC Date arrival: 15/12/1900 Date departure: 29/05/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Klerksdorp RC Tent number: RT 567; T J14 Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 44 Date arrival: 29/05/1901 Date departure: 30/09/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Stock into camp: no stock Tent number: RT 331 Farm History Name: Wessels family Town: Klerksdorp Status of Husband Type: pow, St Helena 27/02/1900 Notes: Jan Jacobus; no relatives fighting Relationships Mrs Aletta Gertruida Wessels (Mrs Jan Wessels)       is the mother of Master Antonie Wessels (Anthony Lourens)       is the mother of Master Frans Hendrik Wessels       is the mother of Master Gert Cornelis Wessels       is the mother of Master Jan Johannes Wessels       is the mother of Miss Sanie Wessels (Susanna Elizabeth [DBC 75]) Sources Title: DBC 71 Johannesburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 71 Notes: p. 45 Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. W-220, W-232

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