BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Petrus Johannes de Nysken
Other Names:de Nysschen, Johs P
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:1 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:marasmus
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:37069
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:27/08/1901
Date departure:02/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1173
Farm History
Name:Driefontein
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Koesberg
District:Rouxville
Relationships
Master Petrus Johannes de Nysken (de Nysschen, Johs P)
      is the son of Mrs Gertruda Dorothea de Nysken (de Nysschen)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.270
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.121
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1724
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:D 030


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.