BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name: C J Simpson
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Camp occupation:superintendent, NRC
Unique ID:311
Camp History
Name:Edenburg RC
Date departure:30/12/1901
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Date appointed (as staff):1/1/1901
Notes:24/6/1901: Superintendent, Edenburg NRC

13/12/1901: CJ Simpson to CSRC: asking for testimonial for period as SRC NRC Edenburg, from January to September 1901.
16/12/1901: Testimonia: Certifying his employment and entire satisfaction given. He was compelled to relinquish the position he held as the NRCs were taken from my control.
Sources
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A443, 13/12/1901: CJ Simpson to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 02
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:02
Dates:Feb 1901-7 Mar 1901
Notes:RC486, 1/3/1901, Report on Edenburg RC
Title:SRC 08
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:08
Dates:June 1901
Notes:RC2679, 24/6/1901, Superintendent, Edenburg to CSRC


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.