BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Johannes van der Westhuizen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62709
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:04/08/1901
Date arrival:9/8/1901
Date departure:20/02/1902
Reason departure:joined National Scouts
Destination:Gallivan Mines (?)
Tent number:277, 994
Notes:This was orignally entered under No 277 and not taken off
Farm History
Name:van der Westhuisen family
Town:Origstad
District:Lydenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:at Leydenburg 2/6/1901, came from Lydenburg to Balmoral
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Johannes van der Westhuizen
      is the husband of Mrs Hendrik Johannes van der Westhuizen
      is the father of Miss Johanna Susannah van der Westhuizen
      is the father of Miss Hendrina Maria van der Westhuizen (van der Westhuisen, Maria Katrina)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:W 03
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0994


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.