BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jacoba Petronella Wessels
Other Names:Jacoba Petron
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:52647
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:11/04/1901
Date arrival:21/4/1901
Date departure:22/07/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Woodstock
District:Ladybrand
Notes:1400 morgen
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Jacoba Petronella Wessels (Jacoba Petron)
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Petronella Wessels
      is the mother of Master Johannes Wilhelmus Wessels (Johannes Wilh)
      is the mother of Master Casparus Johannes Wessels (Casper Johannes)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Wynand Wessels (Jacobus Wagn)
      is the mother of Master Phillipus Rudolf Wessels (Philip Rudolph)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:56
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.10


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.