BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelis Johannes Claasen
Other Names:Klaasen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:95828
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:02/06/1901
Date departure:24/07/1901
Reason departure:joined up
Destination:ORC MC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Waterval
District:Winburg
Notes:2000 morgen
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:May 1900, Vet River
Relationships
Mr Cornelis Johannes Claasen (Klaasen)
      is the father of Miss Carolina Maria Johanna Claasen (Carolina Johanna; Klaasen)
      is the father of Master Cornelis Johannes Claasen (Klaasen, Cornelia Johanna)
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Christina Claasen
      is the father of Miss Johanna Jacoba Christina Claasen (Johanna Christina; Klaasen; Johanna Catrina)
      is the unknown of Miss Christina Wilhelmina Pieterse (Claasen)
      is the unknown of Miss Dina Pieterse (Sial)
      is the unknown of Master Frederick Pieterse
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.153


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.