BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Eleanor Catrina de Klerck
Other Names:de Klerk, Helena
Maiden name:Schoeman, Helena Catharina
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bricklayer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:92404
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Name:Bethulie RC
Date arrival:18/09/1902
Date departure:04/12/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Bethulie
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Age departure:40
Date departure:24/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Uitenhage RC
Name:Uitenhage RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:26/04/1902
Date departure:15/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Farm History
Name:de Klerck family
Town:Bethulie
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Barend Matthaus, Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Eleanor Catrina de Klerck (de Klerk, Helena)
      is the mother of Mr Johannes Hendrik de Klerck
      is the mother of Miss Anna Hendrina de Klerck
      is the mother of Miss Eleanor Catrina de Klerck (Helena; Helena Catharina)
      is the mother of Master Andries Johannes de Klerck (Andries Jacobus)
      is the mother of Miss Renski Hendrina de Klerck (Amerentia)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Martha de Klerk
Sources
Title:SRC 88 Uitenhage CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 88
Notes:p.020
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.137
Title:Informants
Notes:

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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.