BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs A Wilken
Other Names:Anna Maria Cornelia
Maiden name:Smith
Born in camp? No
Date death:19110626
Place of death:Wepener
Age died:56 years 2 months
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Father: Stefanus Johannes Smith, died, RouxvilleMother: Anna Maria Cornelia Smith: Hebron, Rouxville; husband: John George Wilken, married in community of property, in Rouxville. Died in home of son-in-law, WFG Steynberg.


Additional children: Anna Maria (deceased in 1911 (or 1900 - to be confirmed), married to Albertus Stefanus Janse (or Jansen) van Rensburg; Stefanus Johannes

Unique ID:54372
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:30/03/1901
Farm History
Name:Vlakplaats
District:Rouxville
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs A Wilken (Anna Maria Cornelia)
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Wilken (Salmina Maria Johanna)
      is the mother of Miss J Wilken (Johanna Aletha)
      is the mother of Master G Wilken (Johan George)
Sources
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:106
Title:Informants
Notes:

Email, 18/12/2014

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.