BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Johannes Jacobs
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:39 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & phthisis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36246
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:09/06/1901
Date departure:11/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:12 cattle
Tent number:580
Farm History
Name:Waterval / Waterfall
Town:Marabastad
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Waterval / Waterfall
Town:Marabastad
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns portion
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:3/6/1901, Woodbush
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.167
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.77
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:31/7/1901, p.1236
Title:DBC 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 66-71


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.