BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Ernst Philippus Zevenster
Other Names:Sevenster
Born in camp? No
Date death:12/08/1901
Place of death:Harrismith RC
Age died:2 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:convulsions
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:115609
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:1 month
Date arrival:04/07/1901
Age departure:2 m
Date departure:12/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Sevenster Rust / Zevenster Rust / Zevensterrust
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Relationships
Master Ernst Philippus Zevenster (Sevenster )
      is the child of Mrs Johanna Zevenster (Sevenster, Johanna Catharina)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.351
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:23/8/1901, p.425
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.34


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.