BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Gideon Pretorius
Other Names:Johs Gesina
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:57 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis, old-standing paraplegia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:94118
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:57
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:04/05/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Engelhoek
Town:Burgersdorp
District:Cape Colony
Name:Waaihoek
District:Philippolis
Notes:owner
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Notes:invalid
Relationships
Mr Johannes Gideon Pretorius (Johs Gesina)
      is the husband of Mrs Catrina Francina Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Hester Jacoba Pretorius
      is the father of Master Gideon Johannes Pretorius
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.238
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:9/5/1902, p.298
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.211


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.