BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Mathys J Koen
Other Names:M J; Mathijs Johannes
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:115915
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:10/09/1901
Date departure:24/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:25/05/1902
Date departure:30/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:784/2906
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:23/06/1901
Date departure:13/09/1901
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:RT 315, Mg/29
Farm History
Name:Langverwacht
District:Vrede
Name:Langverwacht
District:Vrede
Notes:3000 morgen
Name:Glasgow
District:Vrede
Notes:900 morgen
Name:Lisbon
District:Vrede
Notes:600 morgen
Relationships
Mr Mathys J Koen (M J; Mathijs Johannes )
      is the son of Mrs Christina Koen (C J)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.47
Title:DBC 134 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 134
Notes:p.503
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.K 058


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.