BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Matty Jac Botha
Other Names:Matthys Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Date death:09/02/1901
Place of death:Irene CR
Age died:12 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:124451
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:04/01/1901
Age departure:12
Age departure:1
Date departure:09/02/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 8
Farm History
Name:Tweefontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Master Matty Jac Botha (Matthys Jacobus )
      is the son of Mrs Maria Botha (Maria Elizabetha )
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.51
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/5/1901, p.976
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. B 08


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.