BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Hendrik Johannes Jacobus Erasmus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:38 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:74612
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:07/08/1901
Date departure:28/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:3991
Farm History
Name:Schilpadfontein
District:Boshof
Name:Bothasdam
District:Boshof
Status
Type:not given
Relationships
Mr Willem Hendrik Johannes Jacobus Erasmus
      is the father of Miss Catherina Adriana Erasmus
      is the father of Miss Hester Carolina Erasmus
      is the husband of Mrs Maria Elizabeth Erasmus
      is the father of Master Pieter Rasmus Erasmus
      is the father of Miss Susanna Louisa Johanna Erasmus
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.84
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:6/9/1901, p.469
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.048a


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.