Personal Details Name: Mr Charles Thomson Other Names: Thompson Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: unknown Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: mason Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 157816 Camp History Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 64 Date arrival: 05/06/1901 Stock into camp: no stock Tent number: RT 671 Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 66 Date arrival: 07/03/1902 Date departure: 28/11/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Klerksdorp Tent number: 551. See folio 128 Farm History Name: Matjespruit / Matjesspruit District: Wolmaranstad Notes: no property Status Type: not a burgher, never took up arms / undesirable Notes: came in voluntarily; sons, Henry and Charles, with Potgieter Relationships Mr Charles Thomson (Thompson)       is the father of Mr Henry Jacobus Thompson       is the husband of Mrs Sophia Barendina Thomson (Thompson, Sophia Barendina Jacoba) Sources Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. T-189 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 71

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