BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gerhardus Wilhemus van Niekerk
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:30/11/1901
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:36 years 1 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:147756
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:05/02/1901
Age departure:36
Date departure:30/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 270, Wgn 26
Farm History
Name:Goedehoep / Goedehoop / Goodhope
District:Bethal
Status
Type:ABC
Relationships
Mr Gerhardus Wilhemus van Niekerk
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Magdalena van Niekerk
      is the father of Miss Anna Magdalena van Niekerk
      is the father of Master Louis Lourens van Niekerk
      is the father of Master Gerhardus Wilhemus van Niekerk
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.264
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 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.N 077


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.