BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gerson Bosman Scholtz
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:8 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & debility
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:38376
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:06/07/1901
Date departure:17/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:889
Farm History
Name:Roodepoort
District:Krugersdorp
Relationships
Master Gerson Bosman Scholtz
      is the son of Mrs Sesana Magdalena Scholtz
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.361
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.189
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 72-77


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.