BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jacomina van Niekerk
Other Names:Willem, Johanna
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:72877
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:19/06/1901
Date departure:06/10/1902
Reason departure:RB transport
Destination:farm
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:yes
Farm History
Name:Kareepoort
District:Fauresmith
Name:Spitskop
Town:Edenburg
District:Fauresmith
Name:Kraaipoort
District:Fauresmith
Name:Ruigtevlei
District:Fauresmith
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Willem, India
Relationships
Mrs Jacomina van Niekerk (Willem, Johanna)
      is the mother of Miss Carolina van Niekerk
      is the mother of Miss Cecilia van Niekerk
      is the unknown of Master Christoffel J van Niekerk
      is the wife of Mr Willem Petrus van Niekerk
      is the unknown of Mr Jacob J van Niekerk
Sources
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.048a


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.