BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Heunis Frederika van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:99031
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:07/10/1901
Date departure:08/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Destination:farm
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Doornpan / Doornplaat
District:Hoopstad
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:St Helena
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Heunis Frederika van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Gert Johannes Hermias Wilhelmus van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Helia Maria van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Jan Johannes van Zyl
      is the mother of Mrs Susannah Johanna van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Vita Maria van Zyl
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.491 (222)


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.