BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gerhardus Cornelis Frederik Nel
Other Names:Johannes Cornelius Fred. Gerhardus; Mrs Gerhardus Cornelius Frederick
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:81888
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date arrival:4/8/1901
Date departure:09/06/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Rietfontein Farm
Tent number:148
Notes:RT 148
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:11/05/1901
Date departure:03/08/1901
Date departure:date of arrival i Balmoral RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein / Roetfontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Gerhardus Cornelis Frederik Nel (Johannes Cornelius Fred. Gerhardus; Mrs Gerhardus Cornelius Frederick)
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba Elizabetha Nel
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0148
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:N 01
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 120


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.