BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master baby Els
Other Names:jongen, Corns Wilhelmus
Place of birth:Winburg R C
Born in camp? Yes
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:general tuberculosis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:101867
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Date arrival:Nov 1901
Date departure:04/02/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Isabelasfontein / Isabellafontein / Isabellasfontein / Izabellasfontein
District:Winburg
Relationships
Master baby Els (jongen, Corns Wilhelmus)
      is the son of Mrs Maria Magdalena Els
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.79
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/2/1902, p.131
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.112


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.