BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Theunis Louis Herpst
Other Names:Herbst, Louis T
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:40 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36036
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:28/06/1901
Date departure:28/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:10 donkeys
Tent number:856
Farm History
Name:Schoongezicht
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Herpst family
Town:Sinquitzie
District:Low country
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:28/6/1901, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Theunis Louis Herpst (Herbst, Louis T)
      is the husband of Mrs Cornelia Katrina Johanna Herpst
      is the father of Mr Andries Herpst
      is the father of Miss Cornelia Katrina Johanna Herpst
      is the father of Master Theunis Louis Herbst (Herpst)
      is the father of Miss Maria Elizabeth Herpst
      is the father of Master Christoffel Jacobus Herpst
      is the father of Miss Eva Maria Herpst
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.156
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.67
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1724


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.