BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christiaan Jacobus Theunissen
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010830
Age died:20 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:157794
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:27/05/1901
Age departure:20
Date departure:30/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:1 horse
Tent number:RT 506 / 1241
Farm History
Name:Lapfontein
Notes:owns farm & erven at Elandsheuvel
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:brought in by troops, 13/05/1901, took oath; no relatives fighting
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. T-188
Title:DBC 77
Type:Klerksdorp Register of Deaths
Notes:p. 01


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.