BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Petronella Nel
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:79 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile decay
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:75465
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:79
Date arrival:04/06/1901
Date departure:21/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1462, 1466, 1842
Farm History
Name:Roodedam / Rooidam
District:Fauresmith
Name:Nel family
District:Cape Colony
Status of Son
Type:pow
Notes:Durban
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Petronella Nel
      is the mother of Mrs Dorothea Margaretha Nel
      is the grandmother of Master Johannes Nel
      is the grandmother of Miss Maria Nel
      is the grandmother of Master Peter Willem Nel
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.201
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:29/11/1901, p.688
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.107a


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.