BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petrus van der Westhuisen
Other Names:Van der Westhuizen (surname)
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:62794
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:31/10/1901
Date departure:09/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Quaggafontein
Tent number:718
Notes:RT 718
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Farm History
Name:Quaggafontein / Quaggasfontein / Kwaggasfontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:supposed; self: sent in by Col Willaims & Fortescue via Eerste Fabrieken, 31.10.1901
Relationships
Mrs Petrus van der Westhuisen (Van der Westhuizen (surname))
      is the mother of Miss Franceska Hendrikus van der Westhuisen (Van der Westhuizen (surname); Francesca Hendrikus)
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0718
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:W 13


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.