BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelius van Niekerk
Other Names:Cornelius Pieter
Born in camp? No
Date death:27/01/1902
Place of death:Harrismith RC
Age died:77 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115268
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:76
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Age departure:77
Date departure:27/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Concordia / Kaikoeria
District:Bethlehem
Relationships
Mr Cornelius van Niekerk (Cornelius Pieter )
      is the husband of Mrs Beatrice van Niekerk (Beatrix)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.207
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/2/1901, p.113
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
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.