BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelis van Niekerk
Other Names:Cornelius [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010522
Age died:80 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:acute bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:none
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:28983
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:81
Date arrival:03/04/1901
Age departure:80
Date departure:22/05/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 158
Farm History
Name:Coalminedrift
District:Kroonstad
Status of
Notes:

no relatives fighting

Relationships
Mr Cornelis van Niekerk (Cornelius [DBC 75])
      is the unknown of Mr Robert James Veysie
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.208
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:10/7/1901, p.1132
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-126

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.