BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Frans Nicol Vorster
Other Names:Franz; Frans
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:mason or farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Could be an incorrect merge; different occupations and one described as single
Unique ID:50462
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:26
Age arrival:28 or 29 years
Date arrival:22/03/1901
Date arrival:30 or 31/6/1901 or 7/7/1901
Date departure:24/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home; 1MR
Destination:Dewetsdorp
Farm History
Name:Torbek
Name:Vorster family
Town:Dewetsdorp
District:Bloemfontein
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:15/5/1900, Dewetsdorp
Relationships
Mr Frans Nicol Vorster (Franz; Frans)
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Margreta Vorster (A)
      is the father of Miss Anna Margreta Vorster (A)
      is the father of Master Paul Phillipus Vorster (P)
      is the father of V A Vorster
      is the unknown of Mr Jan F Labuschagne
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:63
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:63
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.74


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.