BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Hercules van Aswegen
Other Names:W; van Aswegan, Willem Here
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:74 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:apoplexy
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:51481
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:74
Date arrival:13/08/1901
Age departure:74
Date departure:06/05/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Noodshulp
District:Boshof
Notes:no property
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Willem Hercules van Aswegen (W; van Aswegan, Willem Here)
      is the husband of Mrs Maria Hendrina van Aswegen (M; van Aswegan)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.5
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:16/5/1902, p.310
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:273
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.221


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.