BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Petrus van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:76556
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:21/08/1901
Date departure:20/08/1902
Reason departure:discharged
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:2432, 428
Farm History
Name:Koppiesfontein / Kopjesfontein
District:Boshof
Notes:5000 morgen
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:19 may 1900, Boshof
Relationships
Mr Johannes Petrus van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Anna Elizabetha van Zyl
      is the father of Master Daniel Petrus van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Helena Catherina van Zyl
      is the father of Master Jacobus van Zyl
      is the father of Master Johannes Petrus van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Maria Magdalena van Zyl
      is the husband of Mrs Petronella Jacoba van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Petronella Jacoba van Zyl
      is the father of Master Petrus Johannes van Zyl (Petrus Jacobus)
      is the father of Master Stephanus Hermanus van Zyl
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.176a


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.