BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Douw Gert Brand Steyn
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020315
Age died:1 years 4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:19266
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:1
Age arrival:14 months
Date arrival:20/01/1902
Age departure:1
Date departure:17/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 172 / 1871
Farm History
Name:Schoemansfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Name:Schoemansfontein
District:Klerksdorp
Relationships
Master Douw Gert Brand Steyn
      is the son of Mrs Aletta Wilhelmina Steyn
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.396
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:25/4/1902, p.555
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-083


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.