BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacobus Johannes Philippus Syminton
Other Names:Symington
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:71029
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:01/07/1901
Tent number:T 304
Farm History
Name:Magdalans Meer / Magdalenameer / Magdalenas Meer / Magdelena Meer x
District:Ermelo
Name:Syminton family
Town:Ermelo
Relationships
Master Jacobus Johannes Philippus Syminton (Symington)
      is the son of Mrs Isabella Margaretha Syminton
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.414
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.129
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1462


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.