BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Dedrik Johannes Vorster
Other Names:Dirk J
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:90958
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:04/05/1901
Date departure:24/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Uitenhage RC
Name:Uitenhage RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:26/04/1902
Date departure:13/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Bloemfontein
Farm History
Name:Vorster family
Town:Dewetsdorp
District:Bloemfontein
Status
Type:Surrendered; oath of neutrality;assented to Article 1 of peace terms
Notes:May 1900, Dewetsdorp
Relationships
Mr Dedrik Johannes Vorster (Dirk J)
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Catrina Vorster (Verster, Johanna Catrina H)
      is the father of Master Paul Philippus Jacobus Vorster
      is the father of Master Cornelius Stephanus Vorster
Sources
Title:SRC 88 Uitenhage CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 88
Notes:p.011
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:81


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.