BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Theunis Johannes Botha
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:45 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35034
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:09/06/1901
Date departure:25/06/0101
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:19 cattle, 1 calf
Tent number:RT 577
Farm History
Name:Poortje
Town:Marabastad
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Poratje [Poortje]
District:Marabastad
Notes:owns entire farm
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:3/6/1901: Woodbush village
Illness
Reason:Malaria
Date arrival:1 month
Out patient:Yes
Reason:bronchitis
Date arrival:2 days
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Mr Willem Theunis Johannes Botha
      is the husband of Mrs Martha Margreta Emerensie Botha
      is the father of Miss Adriana Maria Jacoba Botha
      is the father of Miss Martha Margareta Emerensie Botha
      is the father of Master Theunis Johannes Botha
      is the unknown of Miss Johanna Magdalena Jacobs
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.43
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:17/7/1901, p.1175
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.224
Title:DBC 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 42-47
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:D 072


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.