BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petrus Johannes van der Westhuizen
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:84077
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:29/08/1901
Date departure:12/06/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Grootvlei Farm
Tent number:440
Notes:RT 440
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:24/05/1901
Date departure:29/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:II 597
Farm History
Name:Grootvlei
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Petrus Johannes van der Westhuizen
      is the mother of Master Louis Christian van der Westhuizen (Lewis Christian)
      is the mother of Master Petrus Johannes van der Westhuizen
      is the mother of Master Andries Matthys van der Westhuizen (Andries Mathys; Andries Mathijs)
      is the mother of Master Adrian Johannes van der Westhuizen (Adriaan J; Adriaan, S A D A)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Dorothea van der Westhuizen
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Maria van der Westhuizen
      is the mother of baby van der Westhuizen
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0440
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:W 09
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 216


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.