BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master baby Botha
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:57895
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date arrival:20/03/1901
Date departure:12/05/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Driefontein
District:Bloemfontein
Relationships
Master baby Botha
      is the child of Mr Willem Albertus Botha (Willem A)
Sources
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC1918, Deaths in camps, week ending 14/5/1901
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:17/5/1901, p.194
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:86


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.