BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Christian Nordje
Other Names:Nortje, William Christian
Date of birth:12/04/1901
Place of birth:Johannesburg RC
Born in camp? Yes
Date death:06/12/1901
Place of death:Johannesburg RC
Age died:7 months 26 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:133716
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:born in camp
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Age departure:4 months
Date departure:06/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1429
Farm History
Name:Nordje family
Town:Braamfontein
District:Johannesburg
Relationships
Master Willem Christian Nordje (Nortje, William Christian )
      is the son of Mrs Willem Christiaan Nordje
      is the son of Mrs Frans Noordee
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.268
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.62
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.113


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.