BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Mattheus Gysbert Taute
Other Names:Matthijs Gysbert; Matthijs Gijsbert
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111625
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:08/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:567 I. 17
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:12/11/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:785
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:02/04/1902
Reason departure:left Auth: GSBC
Destination:Mbank BC [sic]
Tent number:187 / 634
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:02/04/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:187
Farm History
Name:Taute family
Town:Lydenburg
Notes:no property
Name:Schaapkraal
District:Lydenburg
Notes:no property - DBC 47
Status
Notes:surendered Lydenburg 23 April 1901
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.195
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0785
Title:DBC 127 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 127
Notes:p.377
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 21


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.