BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacob Martinus Gouws
Other Names:Jacobus Martinus; Jacob Martines
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner or farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Property: Wacht Einhalfhoek [Wachterbeetjeshoek], Krokodilpunt, Lydenburg

Unique ID:112884
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Date arrival:12/07/1901
Tent number:239
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:17/01/1902
Date departure:17/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:2159
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:15/03/1902
Reason departure:left to join his family at
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:232 / 858
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:22/02/1902
Date departure:11/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:2215 / 8568
Farm History
Name:Middelpunt / Middepont
District:Lydenburg
Notes:Middelpunt. For other property see 'Notes'
Status
Type:S. [surrendered ?] 17/03/1902
Relationships
Mr Jacob Martinus Gouws (Jacobus Martinus; Jacob Martines)
      is the father of Master Louis Boklenberg Gouws (Jacob Lewis; Jacob Louis Poklenburg; Jacob Louis Petrus)
      is the father of Miss Petronella Susanna Gouws (Petronella Sussanna; Nellie Susanna)
      is the father of Master Pieter Joachim Gouws (Peter Joachim )
      is the husband of Mrs Susana Sophia Gouws (Susanna Sophia)
      is the relationship unknown of Mr Johannes Petrus Gouws
Sources
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.039
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.166
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 30
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 321, 335

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.