BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr John Carl Bergh
Other Names:Jan Carel; Berg, John Chas
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:49 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:inflammation
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:blacksmith
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Possibly an incorrect merge.
Unique ID:94441
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:29/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:22/03/1901
Date departure:06/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Farm History
Name:van den Berg family
District:Cape Colony
Name:Bergh family
Town:Wepener
Status
Type:Oath of neutrality
Notes:Jul 1900, Green Point
Relationships
Mr John Carl Bergh (Jan Carel; Berg, John Chas)
      is the husband of Mrs Julia Marie Bergh
      is the father of Miss Johanna Marie Bergh
      is the father of Miss Gertruida Christina Johanna Bergh (van den Berg)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.16
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.555
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.226
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.151


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.