BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Johannes Francois Marais
Other Names:Francois Johannes
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:3 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:77386
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:12/07/1901
Date departure:19/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2789
Farm History
Name:Marais family
Town:Christiana
Name:Marais family
Town:Christiana
Relationships
Master Johannes Francois Marais (Francois Johannes)
      is the son of Mrs Andries Francois Marais (Maria Helena Magdalena)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.228
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:30/8/1901, p.447
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.246a


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.