BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christoffer William Topham
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111812
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:04/01/1902
Date departure:12/02/1902
Destination:Kaapsche Hoop
Tent number:659
Farm History
Name:Middham Farm
District:Kaap Valley
Status
Notes:Surrendered Kaapsche Hoop 14 Sep 1900; sent to Green Point 17 Oct 1900; volunteered to go to Ceylon, Dec 1900
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.217


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.