Personal Details Name: Mr Matthias van Aas Other Names: van As, Mathys Johannes; van Ass, Marthys Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 115374 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 68 Date arrival: 26/06/1901 Date departure: 01/04/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Wentworth RC Age arrival: 65 Date arrival: 03/04/1902 Date departure: 30/06/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Pietermaritzburg RC Tent number: 287 Name: Pietermaritzburg RC Age arrival: 66 Date arrival: 02/07/1902 Date departure: 10/09/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Bethlehem Tent number: 421/1176 Farm History Name: Kromkloof / Kroonkloof / Kroomkloff District: Bethlehem Notes: 900 morgen Relationships Mr Matthias van Aas (van As, Mathys Johannes; van Ass, Marthys)       is the husband of Mrs Marie van Aas (van As, Maria Magdalena; van Ass) Sources Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.26 Title: DBC 154 Wentworth CR Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 154 Notes: p.002 Title: DBC 134 Pietermaritzburg Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 134 Notes: p.005

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.