BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master James Engelbrecht
Other Names:twin of Aletta; Harh; Hart
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:marasmus
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:111312
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:13/01/1902
Date departure:06/08/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Wilgekraal Farm
Tent number:990
Notes:RT 990
Name:Barberton RC
Date arrival:13/07/1901
Date departure:10/01/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:485
Farm History
Name:Wilgekraal / Wilgerkraal
District:Lydenburg
Name:Engelbrecht family
Town:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master James Engelbrecht (twin of Aletta; Harh; Hart)
      is the grandson of Mrs Aletta Catherina Engelbrecht (Alleta Katrina)
      is the son of Miss Hester Maria Engelbrecht (Ester Maria)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.109
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.109
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:E 11
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0990
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:25/4/1902, p.555
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.175


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.