BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Lena Jonker
Other Names:Maria Magdalena
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:47217
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:18/01/1901
Date departure:16/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Natal
Tent number:RT 820; Stables
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:21/09/1901
Date arrival:from Johannesburg
Date departure:05/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Johannesburg
Tent number:325
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
District:Johannesburg
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein / Roetfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Lena Jonker (Maria Magdalena)
      is the daughter of Mrs Johanna Wilhemina Jonker (Mrs Johannes P)
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p. 65
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 65


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.