g.6. Barend Gerhardus, geb. 1845, Prins Albert, oorl. 19/11/1906, Blaauwbank no 21, dist. Krugersdorp x
06/06/1875, Potchefstroom, Tvl. met Catharina Dorothea PRINSLOO, geb. 20/07/1848, oorl. 26/08/1929, Blaauwbank, 41, dist. Krugersdorp, d.v. Joachim Petrus Prinsloo en Catharina Dorothea Kampher.
Uit hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1863:
NASIONALE ARGIEWE VAN SUID AFRIKA
Anglo Boere-oorlog:
Krugersdorp camp was formed relatively late, only
on 15 April 1901. Emily Hobhouse, however, suggested that a nucleus existed as
early as August 1900, when families were brought into Krugersdorp after their
farms had been burnt. The camp was located about ¾ mile from Krugersdorp, under
some koppies. It grew quite rapidly. By the end of May there were 1,531
residents and this had risen to over 4,000 by July. Many of these early
arrivals were destitute and ill, short of clothes and without bedding. Their
condition was so bad, in fact, that three died of starvation shortly after
their arrival. These families may have come from a group which had been put
into a laager by the Krugersdorp commando and subsequently attacked and broken
up by local Africans. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Krugersdorp/)
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
|
Name:
|
Mr Barend G
van der Westhuizen
|
Other
Names:
|
Barend
Gerhardus
|
Born
in camp?
|
No
|
Died
in camp?
|
No
|
Gender:
|
male
|
Race:
|
white
|
Marital
status:
|
married
|
Nationality:
|
Transvaal
|
Unique
ID:
|
144802
|
Camp History
|
Name:
|
Krugersdorp RC
|
Age
arrival:
|
55
|
Date
arrival:
|
31/05/1901
|
Age
departure:
|
56
|
Date
departure:
|
21/07/1902
|
Reason
departure:
|
left, 1 MR & tent
|
Destination:
|
farm
|
Tent
number:
|
362
|
Farm History
|
Name:
|
Blaubank / Blauwbank / Blaauwbank
|
District:
|
Krugersdorp
|
Status
|
Type:
|
ABC
|
Relationships
|
Mr Barend G van der Westhuizen (Barend
Gerhardus)
|
is the
husband of Mrs Catharina van der Westhuizen (Cath Dorethea)
|
Sources
|
Title:
|
DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
|
Type:
|
Camp register
|
Location:
|
TAB
|
Reference
No.:
|
DBC 79
|
Notes:
|
p.130a
|
Title:
|
DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC
|
Type:
|
Camp register
|
Location:
|
TAB
|
Reference
No.:
|
DBC 78
|
Dates:
|
Apr 1901-
|
Notes:
|
p.W 144
|
|
|
Personal Details
|
Name:
|
Mrs
Catharina van der Westhuizen
|
Other
Names:
|
Cath
Dorethea
|
Born
in camp?
|
No
|
Died
in camp?
|
No
|
Gender:
|
female
|
Race:
|
white
|
Marital
status:
|
married
|
Nationality:
|
Transvaal
|
Registration
as head of family:
|
Yes
|
Unique
ID:
|
144801
|
Camp History
|
Name:
|
Krugersdorp
RC
|
Age
arrival:
|
52
|
Date
arrival:
|
31/05/1901
|
Age
departure:
|
53
|
Date
departure:
|
21/07/1902
|
Reason
departure:
|
left, 1 MR & tent
|
Destination:
|
farm
|
Tent
number:
|
362
|
Farm History
|
Name:
|
Blaubank
/ Blauwbank / Blaauwbank
|
District:
|
Krugersdorp
|
Notes:
|
no landed property [DBC 78: part owner]
|
Relationships
|
Mrs Catharina van der Westhuizen (Cath
Dorethea)
|
is the
wife of Mr
Barend G van der Westhuizen (Barend Gerhardus)
|
is the
mother of Mr
Jan C J van der Westhuizen (Johannes Cornelius)
|
is the
mother of Miss
Hermina van der Westhuizen (Her Christina)
|
is the
mother of Miss
Johanna van der Westhuizen (Joh Aletta)
|
is the
mother of Mr
Barend G van der Westhuizen (Westhuizen, Barend Gerhardus )
|
Sources
|
Title:
|
DBC
79 Krugersdorp RC
|
Type:
|
Camp register
|
Location:
|
TAB
|
Reference
No.:
|
DBC 79
|
Notes:
|
p.130a
|
Title:
|
DBC
78 Krugersdorp RC
|
Type:
|
Camp register
|
Location:
|
TAB
|
Reference
No.:
|
DBC 78
|
Dates:
|
Apr 1901-
|
Notes:
|
p.W 144
|
|
|
