BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Abraham Johannes Grissel
Other Names:Griessel, Abram Johannes; Grugel
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:60209
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:18/01/1902
Date arrival:17/1/1902
Date departure:15/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Klipoortjie Farm
Tent number:998
Notes:RT 998
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:21/05/1901
Date departure:18/01/1902
Date departure:16/01/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:RT 1400
Farm History
Name:Klipootjie
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Name:Klippoort / Klippoortje / Klipportje / Klippoortje
District:Middelburg
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Relationships
Mrs Abraham Johannes Grissel (Griessel, Abram Johannes; Grugel )
      is the mother of Master Sarel Rudolph Grissel (Griessel, Sarel Adolf )
      is the guardian of Master Gert Griessel (Griesel, Gerhardus J; Grussel )
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:G 07
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0998
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.110


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.