BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hermanus Jacobus Arnoldus Colgin
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:35101
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:25/05/1901
Date departure:13/11/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Gone to farm
Stock into camp:24 cattle, 12 donkeys
Tent number:RT 300
Farm History
Name:Zoekmakaar
District:Spelonken
Notes:owns farm
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:25/5/1901: Pieterburg
Relationships
Mr Hermanus Jacobus Arnoldus Colgin
      is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Cornelia Colgin
      is the father of Master Josiah Petrus Colgin
      is the father of Miss Elizabeth C Colgin
      is the father of Master Hermanus A J Colgin (Colijn)
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.19


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.