BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Karel van As
Other Names:Carl, Emmerentia Hester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:71998
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:26/06/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Kimberley
Stock into camp:yes
Farm History
Name:Koppiesvlei
District:Jacobsdal
Status of Husband
Type:commando
Notes:Carl Raymond
Relationships
Mrs Karel van As (Carl, Emmerentia Hester)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Catharina van As (Annie)
      is the mother of Master Willem Lukas van As
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Marena E van As
      is the mother of Master Leonard Johannes van As
      is the unknown relationship of Mrs Willem Visagie
Sources
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.0016a,p.099a


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.