BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacob Jacobus Westhuizen
Other Names:van der Westhuizen
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011026
Age died:6 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:koorts
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:69474
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Age departure:6
Date departure:26/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Graspan
District:Schweizer Reineke
Name:Rietgat
District:Lichtenburg
Relationships
Master Jacob Jacobus Westhuizen (van der Westhuizen)
      is the son of Mrs Cathrina Susanna Westhuizen (van der Westhuizen)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.472
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 284


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.