BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs P van Biljon
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:3/5/1901: Superintendent, Brandfort to CSRC: re inquiry for a Mrs van Viljoen - from the Bothaville district; she was brought into camp from the town some time ago; described as a very clean superior kind of woman; her husband assisted the British forces under General Parker; she says he is now on St Helena.
Unique ID:904
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Date arrival:2/5/1901
Farm History
Name:van Biljon family
District:Bothaville
Sources
Title:SRC 06
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:06
Dates:April-May 1901
Notes:RC1595, 29/4/1901, Telegram: Military Governor, Pretoria to CSRC and related correspondence


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.