BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Johan Bezuidenhout
Other Names:Bezuidenhoudt [DBC 160]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Cape Colony
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:63497
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:19/07/1901
Date departure:27/07/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Jan Masiby
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:24/12/1901
Tent number:359
Notes:captured by Keely Scouts, taken to Jamai Masi, Mafeking, sent to Vryburg
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:24/12/1901
Tent number:359
Notes:captured by Keely Scouts, taken to Jamai Masi, Mafeking, sent to Vryburg
Farm History
Name:Langesnek
District:Vryburg
Notes:no property
Name:Grootkraal
District:Vryburg
Status
Type:AB
Notes:surrendered in Vryburg
Relationships
Mr Petrus Johan Bezuidenhout (Bezuidenhoudt [DBC 160])
      is the husband of Mrs Margretha Elizabeth Bezuidenhout (Bezuidenhoudt, Magrita J [DBC 160])
      is the father of Miss Caroline Wilhelmina Bezuidenhout (Bezuidenhoudt [DBC 160])
      is the father of Miss Hendrina Barendina Bezuidenhout (Bezuidenhoudt, Hendrik B [DBC 160])
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth Bezuidenhout (Bezuidenhoudt, Isabella [DBC 160])
      is the father of Master Petrus Johannes Bezuidenhout (Beuidenhoudt)
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 16
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 039


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.