BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Sarel Jacobus van Heerden
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:transport rider
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:90844
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:06/09/1901
Date departure:03/12/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Lockshoek, Smithfield
Name:Springfontein_74/1
Date arrival:5 Dec 1902
Farm History
Name:van Heerden family
Town:Petrusburg
District:Fauresmith
Status
Type:surrendered; oath of neutrality; pow
Notes:Nauwpoort, CC, 9/3/1901; Mar 1900, Petrusburg; returned from Bloemfontein
Relationships
Mr Sarel Jacobus van Heerden
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Marie Elizabeth van Heerden
      is the father of Master Johannes Petrus van Heerden
      is the father of Master Gerhardus Daniel Cornelis van Heerden (Sarel Jacobus)
      is the father of Miss Marie Martha Magdalena van Heerden
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:76


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.