BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Johanna Wessels
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:52504
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:April 1901
Date departure:01/06/1901
Destination:Bloemfontein
Farm History
Name:Wessels family
Town:Bloemfontein
Status of Husband
Type:POW; no oath of neutrality
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Johanna Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Petronella C Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Wessels
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:50


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.