BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Mathys Wijnand Pretorius
Other Names:Matthys Wynand [DBC 108]; Matthijs Wijnand
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:164526
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:13
Age arrival:12 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:08/09/1902
Date departure:16/09/1902
Destination:farm
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Date departure:05/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:17
Farm History
Name:Weltevrede / Weltevreden
District:Wakkerstroom
Name:Weltevrede / Weltevreden
District:MW Stroom
Relationships
Master Mathys Wijnand Pretorius (Matthys Wynand [DBC 108]; Matthijs Wijnand)
      is the son of Mrs Martha Catharina Pretorius (Martha Catrina Hendrina Francina)
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. P-111
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. P 470-1
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 28
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 003


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.