BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hermias Cornelis Strauss
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:95913
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:11/01/1901
Date arrival:returned 13 may 1902
Date departure:14/01/1902
Date departure:05 jun 1902
Reason departure:joined farmers guard, police
Destination:Winburg
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Grysdrift
District:Hoopstad
Notes:7000m
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:18 May 1900, Hoopstad
Relationships
Mr Hermias Cornelis Strauss
      is the father of Master Andries Jacobus Strauss
      is the husband of Mrs Engela Anna Johanna Strauss
      is the father of Miss Engela Anna Johanna Strauss
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.161 (57)


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.