BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Stephanus Gerhardus van Vreden
Other Names:Stephanus G; van Vrede
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:56 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:asthma
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:56762
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:57
Date arrival:19/10/1901
Age departure:56
Date departure:17/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:van Vreden family
Town:Vrededorp
District:Orange River Colony
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Smithfield
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Jul 1900, Witzieshoek
Relationships
Mr Stephanus Gerhardus van Vreden (Stephanus G; van Vrede)
      is the husband of Mrs R van Vreden
      is the father of J van Vreden
      is the adoptive father of B Groenewald
      is the adoptive father of B Groenewald
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.457
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:27/6/1902, p.485
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:202


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.