BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan Johannes van der Schyff
Date of birth:19011126
Place of birth:Klerksdorp RC
Born in camp? Yes
Date death:19011227
Age died:1 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:marasmus
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:18375
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:1 day
Date arrival:26/11/1901
Age departure:1 month
Date departure:28/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 246 / 594
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Ventersdorp or Potchefstroom
Name:Palmietfontein
Relationships
Master Jan Johannes van der Schyff
      is the son of Mr Petrus Marthinus van der Schyf
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.365
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:24/1/1902, p.86
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-181


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.