BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Martinus Petrus Klaasen
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:177032
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:04/12/1901
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Pinetown
Tent number:1274 / 5123
Farm History
Name:Klaasen family
Town:Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Martinus Petrus Klaasen
      is the husband of Mrs Henrietta Wilhelmina Klaasen
      is the father of Master Nicolaas Lodewyk Klaasen
Sources
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 509


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.