BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Abraham Samuel de Beer
Other Names: Abram Samuel Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Date death:03/07/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:82 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death: dysentery & old age
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:117364
Camp History
Name:Kroonstad RC
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:82
Age arrival:52
Date arrival:13/05/1901
Age departure:82
Date departure:03/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:530
Farm History
Name:Modderfontein
District:Heilbron
Relationships
Mr Abraham Samuel de Beer ( Abram Samuel Jacobus )
      is the husband of Mrs Abraham Samuel de Beer
      is the father of Master Abraham John Jacobus de Beer
      is the father of Miss Hendrina Johanna de Beer
      is the father of Miss Hendrina Johanna de Beer
      is the father of Miss Susannah Cecelia Elsie de Beer
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.11
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:12/7/1901, p.295
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.B 17


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.