BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Ferdinand van Niekerk Steyn
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:cattle farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111787
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:29/10/1901
Date departure:01/11/1901
Reason departure:left to join his father
Destination:Kaapsche Hoop
Tent number:645
Farm History
Name:Steyn family
Town:Lydenburg
Status
Notes:Surrendered Elandshoek 3 oct 1901 Was wounded by Boers;Waterval Onder Hosp then Middelburg RC
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.213


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.