BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Nicolaas Phillippus Ferreira
Other Names:Nicholas Philipus
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:In register there is an indication that there may have been a woman with him, as there is a 1 next to his name in the column headed WOMEN, as well as a 1 for himself in the column headed MEN. But there is no other clue that he is not alone, so maybe it is a mistake.
Unique ID:126425
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:06/03/1901
Age departure:17
Date departure:07/05/1901
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Johannesburg
Tent number:RT 375
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:19/04/1902
Destination:Police Camp Braamfontein
Tent number:No 1 / 1851
Farm History
Name:Ferreira family
Town:Braamfontein
District:Johannesburg
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. F 02
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.145


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.