BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gideon Jacobus Erasmus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:59890
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:12/10/1901
Date departure:21/06/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Lydenburg Town
Tent number:652
Notes:RT 652
Sent in by Col Park's Column
Farm History
Name:Rustplaats
District:Lydenburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:self: sent in by Col Park's column, sent here 11/10/1901
Relationships
Mrs Gideon Jacobus Erasmus
      is the mother of Miss Sarah Maria Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Abel Daniel Erasmus
      is the mother of Miss Anna Katrina E Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Jan Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Gideon Jacobus Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Reynard Erasmus (Rynard; Reinder)
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0652
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:E 07


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.