BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Miss Betty Petronella Blignaut
Other Names:Elizabeth Petronella
Date of birth:18890916
Born in camp? No
Date death:19810408
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:Married Ockert Gerbrand van Schalkwyk (29/08/1888-04/02/1969)
Unique ID:94105
Camp History
Name:Kabusie RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:16/05/1902
Date departure:13/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Springfontein RC
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:01/07/1901
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kabusie RC
Farm History
Name:Ospoort
District:Bloemfontein
Relationships
Miss Betty Petronella Blignaut (Elizabeth Petronella)
      is the daughter of Mrs Fredrika Marie Blignaut (Frederika Maria)
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.211
Title:SRC 82 Kabusie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 82
Notes:p.015
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.