BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertrude Jacoba Dorothea de Wet
Other Names:Witt, Gertruida J; Gertruida Jacoba Dorothea
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:74 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:58122
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:74
Date arrival:29/11/1900
Date departure:01/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg RC
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:74
Date arrival:02/07/1901
Date departure:14/02/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Kleinfontein
District:Winburg
Notes:hired
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Green Point
Relationships
Mrs Gertrude Jacoba Dorothea de Wet (Witt, Gertruida J; Gertruida Jacoba Dorothea)
      is the mother-in-law of Mrs Elizabeth Jacoba Witt
      is the grandmother of Master Piet Daniel Witt
      is the grandmother of Master Frederick Witt
      is the grandmother of Miss Sanna J Witt
      is the unknown of Miss Hester Vorster
      is the grandmother of Master Gert Jacobus Witt
      is the wife of Mr Pieter Daniel de Wet
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.344
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:21/2/1902, p.151
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:97
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.76


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.