BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Petrus Steyn
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011205
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:69 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:19233
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:68
Date arrival:22/06/1901
Age departure:69
Date departure:06/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:on farm, part taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 722
Farm History
Name:Rietkuil
District:Potchefstroom
Name:Rietkuil
District:Ventersdorp
Notes:no property
Status
Notes:son, Albertus, still fighting
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.394
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:17/1/1902, p.61
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-182


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.