BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan van Rhyn
Other Names:J
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:schoolmaster
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:116032
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:04/08/1901
Date departure:24/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Stock into camp:Yes
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:25/05/1902
Date departure:25/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Weenen
Tent number:778/2870
Farm History
Name:Strathaven / Strathmain
District:Harrismith
Notes:6000 morgen
Relationships
Mr Jan van Rhyn (J)
      is the husband of Mrs Alida van Rhyn (A vd m)
      is the father of Master Jan van Rhyn (J A)
      is the father of Master Willem van Rhyn (W A)
      is the father of Miss Nora van Rhyn (C L)
      is the father of Master Fred van Rhyn (F A)
      is the father of Miss Betsy van Rhyn (E M)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.35
Title:DBC 135 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 135
Notes:p.276


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.