Personal Details Name: Mr Theunis Johannes van der Schyff Other Names: van der Schif Born in camp? No Place of death: Pietersburg RC Age died: 46 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: malaria & exhaustion Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: tenant farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 38312 Camp History Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 46 Date arrival: 11/06/1901 Date departure: 07/07/1901 Reason departure: death Stock into camp: 4 donkeys Tent number: 741 Farm History Name: Sterkstroom Town: Magatosberg District: Zoutpansberg Name: Sterkstroom Town: Magatosberg District: Zoutpansberg Notes: occupies Status Type: surrendered Notes: 26/5/1901, Klipspruit Relationships Mr Theunis Johannes van der Schyff (van der Schif)       is the father of Master Andries Arnoldus van der Schyff (van der Schyf, S H Andries A)       is the father of Master Jan George van der Schyff Sources Title: RS 27 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 27 Notes: p.365 Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 87 Notes: p.186 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.