BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelius Albertus van Niekerk
Other Names:Cornelius
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:61531
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:63
Date arrival:26/08/1901
Date departure:12/06/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Doornbult Farm
Tent number:422
Notes:RT 422
Name:Johannesburg RC
Date arrival:09/07/1901
Date departure:23/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:RT 1725 T J44
Farm History
Name:Onverwacht
District:Middelburg
Name:Doornbult
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm
Name:Kleinwater
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Mrs Cornelius Albertus van Niekerk (Cornelius)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Aletta van Niekerk (Maria )
      is the adoptive mother of Master Ignatius Michel Grobelaar (Groblar, Geewas )
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:N 03
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0422
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.134


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.