BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Eng Cat van der Westhuizen
Other Names:E
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:51835
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:33
Age arrival:34 years
Date arrival:26/10/1901
Date arrival:28/10/1901
Date departure:26/11/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:Tweespruit relief works
Farm History
Name:Gannahoek / Hannahoek
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:POW; no oath of neutrality
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Eng Cat van der Westhuizen (E)
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Cornelia van der Westhuizen (M)
      is the mother of Master Mattheus van der Westhuizen (M)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna van der Westhuizen (J)
      is the mother of Master Petrus van der Westhuizen (P)
      is the mother of Master Adrian Johannes van der Westhuizen (A)
      is the Wife of Mr Adriaan Johannes van der Westhuizen
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:281
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.170


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.