BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacob van der Westhuizen
Other Names:Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Date death:19/01/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:gastro-enteritis
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:120771
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:08/08/1901
Age departure:6
Date departure:22/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred camp
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:647
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:08/07/1901
Date departure:06/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Heidelberg RC
Tent number:RT 1716
Farm History
Name:Modderbult / Moorderbult
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master Jacob van der Westhuizen (Jacobus )
      is the son of Mrs Jasper P C van der Westhuizen (Westhuizen; Mrs Jasper)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.474
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:1/5/1901, p.924
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.W 07
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.070
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.133


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.