BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Jacoba Wessels
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:89151
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:24/04/1901
Date departure:28/11/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Smithfield
Farm History
Name:Rozynplaats
District:Smithfield
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Dirk Cornelius Wessels, Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Jacoba Wessels
      is the mother of Master Dirk Cornelius Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Elizabeth Wessels
      is the mother of Miss Betta Elizabeth Wessels
      is the mother of Mr Johannes Jacobus Wessels
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.006


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.