Jasper Petrus was die seun van Nicolaas van der Westhuizen en Magdalena Christina van Wyk.
Woon Bultfontein no 628, dist. Potchefstroom.
When Dr Kendal Franks visited Krugersdorp camp in July 1901, mortality was still low. Of the eight patients in hospital, half had pneumonia and bronchitis, two had enteric, one was suffering from Bright’s disease and the last had an enlarged spleen, probably the result of malaria. ‘They are the ordinary ailments of everyday life in any large community, and are not due to the insufficiency of food, or to exposure or hardship’, he commented. Measles, however, had just started and Dr Franks believed that the ignorance and prejudice of the people was likely to exacerbate the effects of the epidemic. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
One reason for the relatively good health in Krugersdorp camp may have been the quality of the rations Nutrition improved when a soup kitchen was established and gardens started in the camp. By November 1901 about fifteen acres of ground was under cultivation and this increased in later months. Indeed, by the end of the war Krugersdorp camp was farming on a considerable scale. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
Tomlinson had ensured that the tents were kept dry in the rain by digging trenches. The water supply was good, with a reservoir and a well sunk to supply water for the camp. A dam was also constructed, leading into tanks for the washing of clothes. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
By the end of the war Tomlinson could feel satisfied that his camp was running particularly well. Mortality had almost disappeared, although typhoid appeared sporadically. The men were actively employed as carpenters, gardeners and the like while the girls were receiving sewing and cooking lessons and the boys trained as carpenters. Underlying this contentment, however, was the longing of the people to return home. In May the camp was restless. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
At the end of the war the process of repatriation began. By the end of June 1902 over 1,000 men had come in from commando and nearly 400 people had returned to their farms, while many others had been transferred to camps nearer to their farms. The arrival of the fighting men was not without tension for, Tomlinson reported, the general feeling was ‘antagonistic’ to the men already in camp. The men whose families were in Natal were unwilling to join them there, and they were increasingly discontented at the long wait before they could get home. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
Loyalists, National Scouts and their families, were quietly placed on their farms without arousing the suspicion of the others that they were being given preferential treatment. Tents had to be repaired to cope with the influx and to give to those going back to their devastated farms. Families were allowed to keep their bedding and cooking utensils and Tomlinson took care to see that the children were adequately clad. He, personally, saw each family as it left to ensure that the people were well provided for. The camp finally closed in November 1902. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
Personal Details
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Name:
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Mr Jasper Petrus van der Westhuizen
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Born in
camp?
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No
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Died in
camp?
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No
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Gender:
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male
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Race:
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white
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Marital
status:
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married
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Nationality:
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Transvaal
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Registration
as head of family:
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Yes
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Unique
ID:
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145109
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Camp History
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Name:
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Krugersdorp
RC
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Age
arrival:
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67
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Date
arrival:
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26/10/1901
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Date
departure:
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12/02/1902
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Date
departure:
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illegible
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Reason
departure:
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transferred
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Destination:
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National Scouts camp, Pretoria
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Tent
number:
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294
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Name:
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Meintjes
Kop RC
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Age
arrival:
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67
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Date
arrival:
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12/02/1902
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Date
arrival:
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date of departure from Krugersdorp RC
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Farm History
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Name:
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Rhenoster
Hoek / Rhenosterhoek
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District:
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Rustenburg
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Notes:
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part owner
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Relationships
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Mr Jasper Petrus van der Westhuizen
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is the husband of Mrs
Maria Jacoba Mag van der Westhuizen
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is the father of Miss
Johanna S Harms van der Westhuizen (first names partly illegible)
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is the father of Miss
Elizabeth M Harms van der Westhuizen (first names partly illegible)
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is the father of Miss
Maria van der Westhuizen
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is the father of Miss
Magadel van der Westhuizen
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is the father of Miss
Catherina van der Westhuizen
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is the father of Master
Carel H van der Westhuizen
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is the employer of Ms maid
van der Westhuizen
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Sources
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Title:
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DBC 79
Krugersdorp RC
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Type:
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Camp register
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Location:
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TAB
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Reference
No.:
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DBC 79
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Notes:
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p.134a
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