BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jan Nicholaas Lourens van der Westhuisen
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:62796
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:31/10/1901
Date departure:02/09/1902
Date departure:3/9/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Tweefontein
Tent number:723
Notes:RT 723
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Farm History
Name:Tweefontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:share of farm (not yet transferred to her name)
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:self: sent in by Col Williams & Fortescue via Eerste Fabrieken, 31/11/1901
Relationships
Mrs Jan Nicholaas Lourens van der Westhuisen
      is the mother of Master Nicholaas Hendrik van der Westhuisen
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Christina van der Westhuisen
      is the mother of Master Barend Jacobus van der Westhuisen
      is the mother of Master Jan Nicholaas van der Westhuisen
      is the mother of Master Jochemus Johannes van der Westhuisen
      is the mother of Miss Hendrika Frederika van der Westhuisen
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Magdalena Katrina Erasmus
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Petronella Johanna Erasmus
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0723
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.