BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Salomina Fredericka de Jager
Maiden name:Harris
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:50 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:influenza & broncho-pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36221
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:06/06/1901
Date departure:22/06/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:25 donkeys, 16 goats, 4 cattle
Tent number:537
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Low country
Notes:occupies
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.168
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.76
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 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 36-41
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:D 079


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.