BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Jacobus Marais
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011129
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:1 years 28 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:60977
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:19/10/1901
Age departure:1
Date departure:29/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:679
Notes:RT 679
Farm History
Name:Onspoed / Onspoort / Ontspoed
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Master Willem Jacobus Marais
      is the son of Mrs Barend Daniel Marais
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.227
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:

M 09; records the death as 29/11/1901 and gives the age as 1 year

Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:30/1/1902, p.39
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:

0679; gives the date of death as 29/11/1901 and the age as 1 year



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.