BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Stephanus Johannes Venter
Other Names:H J S
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:28 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:93912
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:28
Date departure:25/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Hex River / Heksrivier / Heprivier / Het Rivier / Hexrivier
District:Bloemfontein
Name:Paardekraal
District:Bloemfontein
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Stephanus Johannes Venter (H J S)
      is the husband of Mrs Hendrina Venter
      is the father of Miss Elizabetha Venter (Elizabeth Johanna)
      is the father of Master Dirk Jacobus Venter
      is the father of Master Jacobus Venter (Jacobus Filippus)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.311
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:10/1/1902, p.24
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.201


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.