BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacobus Gouws
Other Names:Joshua; Josuah
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:133710
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:10/07/1901
Age departure:3
Date departure:08/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred camp
Destination:Natal
Tent number:620
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:22/05/1901
Date departure:17/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Heidelberg RC
Tent number:RT 1426
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:09/09/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:879 / 6729
Farm History
Name:Algaatsfontein / Holgatfontein / Holgatsfontein / Holgatzfontein
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master Jacobus Gouws (Joshua; Josuah)
      is the son of Mrs Hermina Gouws (Mrs William )
Sources
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.G 09
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p. 062
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.113
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 338


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.