BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Richard Granville Nicholson
Other Names:Richard Grandville
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer & government official
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Property holdings: 'Farm Matebaskraal 2000 morgen, farm Kareebosch, 500 morgen & house on farm'.

Unique ID:36965
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:15/05/1901
Date departure:29/06/1901
Reason departure:in town on payment of rations
Destination:Pietersburg
Stock into camp:2 mules
Tent number:513
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:04/09/1901
Date arrival:from Pretoria
Date departure:21/04/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Wentworth
Tent number:111/L124
Farm History
Name:Malebas Kraal / Matebaskrall
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:owns farm; see 'Notes'
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:14/5/1901, Pietersburg
Relationships
Mr Richard Granville Nicholson (Richard Grandville)
      is the husband of Mrs Susan Nicholson (Judith Susanna Johanna; Judith Johanna)
      is the father of Master Arthur Marais Nicholson (Arthur Marias)
      is the father of Miss Fanny Nicholson (Ann Francis)
      is the father of Master Granville Nicholson (Richard Grandville)
      is the father of Master Frank William Nicholson
      is the father of Master Charles Shaw Nicholson (Charlse Shaw)
      is the father of Master William Adolph Nicholson (William Adolphus)
      is the father of Miss Ilene Aileen Nicholson
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.116
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 11

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.