BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Marthinus Johannes Viljoen
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:62552
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:30/09/1901
Date departure:18/08/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Wonderfontein (Farm)
Tent number:605
Notes:RT 605
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Farm History
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:self: taken by natives & handed over to o/c Lydenburg, sent via Machadodorp, 30/9/1901
Relationships
Mrs Marthinus Johannes Viljoen
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Magdalena Viljoen
      is the mother of Miss Elisabetha Maria Viljoen (Elizabetha Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Katrina Viljoen
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Gertruda Viljoen
      is the mother of Master Marthinus Viljoen
      is the mother of Miss Maria Elizabeth Viljoen
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:V 09
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0605


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.