BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr David Hendrik Jeremiah van der Lith
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:57 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36519
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Date departure:09/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:45
Farm History
Name:van der Lith family
Town:Louis Trichardt
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:van der Lith family
Town:Louis Trichardt
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:4 erven
Name:van der Lith family
Town:Pietersburg
Notes:1 erf
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:10/5/1901, Louis Trichardt
Relationships
Mr David Hendrik Jeremiah van der Lith
      is the husband of Mrs Maria van der Lith
      is the father of Master Daniel van der Lith (twin of Aletta)
      is the father of Miss Aletta van der Lith (twin of Daniel)
      is the father of Master William van der Lith
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.217
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.91
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:2/10/1902, p.1462


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.