BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Gerhardus van Aswegen
Other Names:Petrus G; Aswegan, Piet Gerhardus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:57908
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:08/10/1900
Date arrival:11/10/1900
Date departure:19/07/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Yatala
District:Wepener
Notes:1700 morgen, owner
Name:Tweefontein
District:Wepener
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:31/3/1900, Wepener
Relationships
Mr Petrus Gerhardus van Aswegen (Petrus G; Aswegan, Piet Gerhardus)
      is the husband of Mrs Hester Jacoba van Aswegen (Aswegan)
      is the father of Mr Petrus Gerhardus van Aswegen (Aswegan)
      is the father of Master Jacobus Stephanus van Aswegen (Aswegan)
      is the father of Miss Hendrina Cecilia Cilliers van Aswegen (Cecilia M C; Cecilia H C)
      is the father of Miss Magdalena Mar van Aswegen (Aswegan, Helena)
      is the father of Miss Anna Jacoba van Aswegen (Aswegan)
      is the father of Master Jan Petrus van Aswegen (Aswegan, Pieter Jacobus)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:88
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.174


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.