BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jessie Minnie Vels
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:95578
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:27/06/1901
Date departure:Jul
Reason departure:moved to town
Destination:Kroonstad
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Vels family
Town:Bultfontein
District:Hoopstad
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:India
Relationships
Mrs Jessie Minnie Vels
      is the mother of Miss Beatrice Mable Vels
      is the mother of Master Elgar Theodor Vels
      is the mother of Miss Gladys Sarah Vels
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.131


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.