BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius Schoombie
Other Names:Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:75943
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:21/07/1901
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:1397, 3772
Farm History
Name:Nelsdam
Town:Luckhoff
Notes:3500m
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:April 1900, Fauresmith
Relationships
Mr Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius Schoombie (Pretorius)
      is the father of Master Gideon Andries Schoombie
      is the father of Miss Johanna Schoombie
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Petronella Schoombie
      is the father of Master Nicholaas Frans Schoombie
      is the father of Master Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius Schoombie
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.143a


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.