BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan L van der Schyf
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011113
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:tuberculosis & diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:18361
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Age departure:2
Date departure:13/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1016
Farm History
Name:Sterkstroom
District:Potchefstroom
Relationships
Master Jan L van der Schyf
      is the son of Mrs Cornelia Petronella van der Schyf (van der Schijf)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.364
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1724
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-073


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.