BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie Johanna Magdalena Pienaar
Other Names:Wessels, Elsie Johanna
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:24 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97291
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:03/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Vlakplaats
District:Winburg
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Relationships
Mrs Elsie Johanna Magdalena Pienaar (Wessels, Elsie Johanna)
      is the mother of Master Elias Hendrik Jacobus Pienaar
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Johanna Magdalena Pienaar (Elsie Johanna)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Jacobus Pienaar
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.342
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.342
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.555
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.285 (119)


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.