BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Matthys Michiel Seymour
Other Names:Seymore, Mathys [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020328
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:10 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & dysentery
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:18406
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:9
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Age departure:10
Date departure:28/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 969
Farm History
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Marico
Relationships
Master Matthys Michiel Seymour (Seymore, Mathys [DBC 75])
      is the son of Mrs Maria Catherina Seymore
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:2/5/1902, p.607
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-186


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.