BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Classina Sophia Burger
Other Names:Jacobus Philippus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:24 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:apoplexy
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:72757
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:01/02/1901
Date departure:17/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Destination:Jacobsdal
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Simonskraal
District:Jacobsdal
Name:Simonskraal
District:Jacobsdal
Status of Husband
Type:commando
Relationships
Mrs Classina Sophia Burger (Jacobus Philippus)
      is the mother of Miss Classina Burger
      is the unknown of Ms Elizabeth Burger
      is the unknown of Mr Jacobus Burger
      is the mother of Master Schalk Burger
      is the mother of Master Willem Burger
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.51
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:25/10/1901, p.596
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.044a, p.102a


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.