BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Abraham Jacobus Griesel
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:89385
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:26/08/1901
Date departure:02/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Schoongezicht
District:Fauresmith
Notes:owner
Status
Type:Oath of Neutrality
Notes:Aug or Sept 1900, Edenburg
Relationships
Mr Abraham Jacobus Griesel
      is the father of Mrs Johanna Hendrika Viljoen
      is the grandfather of Miss Catrina Viljoen
      is the grandfather of Master Abraham Jacobus Viljoen
      is the adoptive grandfather of Miss Jacomina Catrina van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.014


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.