Personal Details Name: Mr Dirk Johannes van Niekerk Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Camp occupation: National Scout Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 36918 Camp History Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 66 Date arrival: 23/05/1901 Date departure: 02/02/1902 Reason departure: gone into town Destination: Pietersburg Stock into camp: 14 donkeys, 1 cow, 1 horse Tent number: 96 Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 67 Date arrival: 18/02/1902 Date departure: 29/09/1902 Reason departure: 1 MR Destination: Pietersburg Tent number: 12 Farm History Name: Driefontein Town: Spelonken District: Zoutpansberg Notes: no property Status Type: surrendered Notes: 25/5/1901, Pietersburg Relationships Mr Dirk Johannes van Niekerk       is the husband of Mrs Katrina Maria van Niekerk       is the father of Mr Dirk Johannes van Niekerk       is the adoptive father of Mr Adrian Sarel Azel       is the adoptive father of Mr Willem Jacobus Pretorius       is the employer of kafir boy van Niekerk Sources Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 87 Notes: p.113 Title: DBC 89 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 89 Dates: 18/2/1902; 18/2/1902 Notes: p.2

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.