BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacobus Chris Gertzen
Other Names:J; Goertzen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:50126
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:11/11/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Sterkfontein
District:Ficksburg
Relationships
Master Jacobus Chris Gertzen (J; Goertzen)
      is the unknown of Mrs Anna Elizabeth Venter (A)
      is the Son of Mr Jan Hendrik Gertzen (Goertzen)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:211
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.156b


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.