BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Hendrik M Castelyn
Other Names:Castellyn
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:39 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & haemorrhage
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:cannot be # 44768 if he died in Winburg RC
Unique ID:101774
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Age departure:39
Date departure:23/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Castelyn family
Town:Ficksburg
Status
Type:Oath of neutrality
Notes:12 Jun 1901, Ladysmith
Relationships
Mr Johannes Hendrik M Castelyn (Castellyn)
      is the husband of Mrs Johannes Hendrik Castelyn
      is the father of child 1 Castelyn
      is the father of child 2 Castelyn
      is the father of Master Adriaan Castelyn
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.53
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:8/11/1901, p.638
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.109


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.