BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Erasmus Engelbrecht
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:79 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:heart failure
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:71649
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:80
Date arrival:21/08/1901
Date departure:30/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Engelbrecht family
District:Cape Colony
Name:Blaawhevel / Blauwheuvel
District:Fauresmith
Notes:4000m
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:1 apr 1901, Koffyfontein
Relationships
Mr Petrus Erasmus Engelbrecht
      is the husband of Mrs Catherina Elizabeth Engelbrecht
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.80
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.558
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.004a, p.106a


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.