BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Marthijs Johannes Taljaard
Other Names:Mathys Johannes
Born in camp? No
Date death:20/12/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:7 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:120434
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:12/10/1901
Age departure:7
Age departure:7
Date departure:20/12/1901
Date departure:19/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:819
Farm History
Name:Gegund
District:Heidelberg
Name:Boschmansfontein
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master Marthijs Johannes Taljaard (Mathys Johannes)
      is the son of Mrs Marthijs Johannes Taljaard
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.414
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:17/1/1902, p.60
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.T 03


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.