BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Petronella Magdalena Swanepoel
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:94063
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Date arrival:15/09/1902
Date departure:19/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Petrusburg
Name:Kabusie RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:16/05/1902
Date departure:13/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:24/04/1901
Date departure:15/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kabusie RC
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein
District:Smithfield
Notes:father's farm
Status of Husband
Type:pow, no oath of neturality
Notes:Frederik Hendrik, Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Petronella Magdalena Swanepoel
      is the mother of Master Pieter Andries Swanepoel
      is the mother of Master Willem Andries Swanepoel
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Johanna Petronella Brits
Sources
Title:SRC 82 Kabusie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 82
Notes:p.050
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.209


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.