BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr David H Marx
Other Names:David Hercules
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:farm name not readable
Unique ID:115089
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:18/04/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Stock into camp:Yes
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:25/08/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:183/338
Farm History
Name:Marx family
Town:Harrismith
Notes:no landed property
Status
Type:burgher
Relationships
Mr David H Marx (David Hercules)
      is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Marx
      is the father of Miss Margaret Marx (Margrietta)
      is the father of Miss Susan Marx (Susana Elizabeth)
      is the adoptive father of Master Samuel Marx (Liversage)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.12
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.105


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.