BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Hendrina van Vuren
Other Names:Mrs Petrus Johanna
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:dressmaker
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:76738
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:14/07/1901
Date departure:27/10/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Brandfort RC
Stock into camp:Two donkeys [see Notes]
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:3387
Notes:Two donkeys taken at Hoopstad on 4th July 1901. No receipt.
Name:Brandfort RC
Farm History
Name:van Vuren family
Town:Hoopstad
Status of Son
Type:on commando
Notes:Johannes Antonie
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.185a


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.