BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Christian Brits
Born in camp? No
Date death:08/01/1902
Place of death:Krugersdorp RC
Age died:78 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cardiac failure
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:142624
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:79
Date arrival:07/10/1901
Age departure:78
Date departure:08/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1236
Farm History
Name:Sandfontein / Zandfontein / Zantfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:owner
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Christian Brits
      is the husband of Mrs Cornelia Elizabeth Brits (Cornelia Eliz)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.61
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:31/1/1902, p.108
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.093b


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.