BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Engela Pelser
Other Names:Pelsger; Petrus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:26 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:72521
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Date departure:07/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Pelsger family
Town:Reddersburg
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Boshof
Notes:700 morgen
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Green Point
Relationships
Mrs Anna Engela Pelser (Pelsger; Petrus)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Pelser
      is the stepmother of Master Barend Pelser (Pelsger)
      is the stepmother of Miss Catharina Pelser
      is the stepmother of Miss Catharina Pelser
      is the stepmother of Mr Dirk Pelser
      is the stepmother of Master Gertbrecht Pelser
      is the stepmother of Miss Louisa Pelser
      is the stepmother of Master Petrus Jacobus Pelser
      is the stepmother of Miss Susanna Pelser
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.221
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/11/1901, p.654
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.035a


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.