BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan Adriaan H van Zyl
Other Names:van Zijl
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011217
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:7 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & dysentery
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:22167
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Age departure:7
Date departure:17/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 890
Farm History
Name:Weltevreden
District:Marico
Name:Weltevrede
District:Malopo
Relationships
Master Jan Adriaan H van Zyl (van Zijl)
      is the son of Mrs Gertruida Christina van Zijl
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.486
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. Z-233


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.