BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Barend Jacobus Spies
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:83350
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:29/04/1901
Date departure:02/10/1901
Destination:Merebank, Natal
Tent number:II 236
Farm History
Name:Haakdoorndraai / Haakdoringdraai
District:Middelburg
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Relationships
Mrs Barend Jacobus Spies
      is the mother of Master Johannes Spies
      is the mother of Master Barend Jacobus Spies
      is the mother of Master David Johannes Spies
      is the mother of Master Paul Stefanus Spies
      is the mother of Master Willem Francois Spies
      is the mother of Master Samuel Wilhelm Spies
      is the mother of Miss Machtela Maria Spies
      is the sister of Miss Cornelia Elizabeth de Jager
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 183


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.