Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Willemina Wessels Other Names: Maria C 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: 56297 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Age arrival: 33 Age arrival: 34 years Date arrival: 15/08/1901 Date arrival: 13/9/1901 Farm History Name: Welcome / Welkom District: Winburg Status of Husband Type: pow Notes: Ceylon Relationships Mrs Maria Willemina Wessels (Maria C)       is the mother of Miss Johanna Willemina Wessels (Johanna W)       is the mother of Miss Elsie Petronella Jacoba Wessels (Elsie P)       is the mother of Miss Martina Hendrika Wessels (Martina A)       is the mother of Master Jacob Johannes Wessels (Hans J)       is the mother of Master Dirk Cornelius Wessels (Dirk Cornel)       is the mother of Master Jacobus Frederik Wessels (Friederick J) Sources Title: SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 70 Notes: 300 Title: SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 71 Notes: p.115

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.