BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Wessel Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:72138
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:28/08/1901
Date departure:22/06/1902
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
District:Boshof
Status of Husband
Type:Kimberley RC
Relationships
Mrs Wessel Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Helena Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Maria Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Simona Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Pretorius
      is the mother of Master Wessel Pretorius
      is the mother of Miss Wesselina Pretorius
Sources
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.021a


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.