BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sarah Gertruida Venter
Other Names:Mrs David Schalk; Susara Gertruida
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:62468
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Age departure:23
Date departure:11/02/1902
Reason departure:left to join her husband at
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:198
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:12/05/1902
Date departure:01/10/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Springboklaagte
Tent number:1197
Notes:RT 1197
Husband RT 1095
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:09/05/1902
Reason departure:left to join her husband
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:198
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:21/05/1901
Date departure:17/08/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:RT 1397
Farm History
Name:Springboklaagte / Springlaagte
Town:Steenkoolspruit
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm; Springboklaagte
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:David Skalk
Relationships
Mrs Sarah Gertruida Venter (Mrs David Schalk; Susara Gertruida )
      is the mother of Master Petrus Jacobus Venter (Pietrus Jacobus; Piet Jacobus )
      is the mother of Miss Anna Helena Venter (Anna Ellena)
      is the mother of Master Pietrus Jacobus Venter (Piet Jacobus)
      is the wife of Mr David Schalk Venter
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:V 02
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1197
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.110
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p.025


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.