BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Machel Adrian Jonker
Other Names:Machiel Adrian
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:61 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & scurvy
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:95764
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:11/01/1901
Date departure:18/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Diepfontein
District:Kroonstad
Notes:700m
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:June 1900, Kroonstad
Relationships
Mr Machel Adrian Jonker (Machiel Adrian)
      is the father of Miss Cornelia Petronella Jonker
      is the father of Master Machel Adrian Jonker
      is the husband of Mrs Magdalena Christina Jonker
      is the father of Miss Magdalena Christina Jonker
      is the father of Miss Martha Magdalena Jonker
      is the father of Miss Maria Magdalena Jonker
      is the father of Master Mattheus Johannes Jonker
      is the father of Mr Willem Johannes Jonker
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.135
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:27/12/1901, p.755
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.147


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.