BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christiaan Johannes Erasmus
Other Names:Christoffel Johannes
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Nietgedacht belonged to his father in law Gert Jacobus Van Niekerk who at the time of the war was already deceased. Christoffel Johannes and his wife inherited this farm which was originally part of the farm Poortje in the Edenburg district. He therefor was not a "bywoner" as he was married to the owners daughter.

Unique ID:92674
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Age departure:32
Date departure:14/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Nooitgedacht
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Fauresmith
Notes:mother-in-law's farm
Name:Nietgedacht / Nooitgedacht
District:Fauresmith
Notes:see the full farm entry for more information
Status
Type:surrendered; oath of neutrality
Notes:Mar 1900, Edenburg
Relationships
Mr Christiaan Johannes Erasmus (Christoffel Johannes)
      is the husband of Mrs Margarita Elizabeth Erasmus (Margaritha Elizabeth)
      is the father of Miss Carolina Margarita Erasmus
      is the father of Miss Johanna Margarita Elizabeth Erasmus
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.149
Title:Informants
Notes:

Email, 27/09/2011, 12/05/2014.



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.