Personal Details Name: Mr Bernardus Christian van Zyl 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: 38947 Camp History Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 18/05/1901 Date departure: 09/09/1902 Reason departure: 1 MR Destination: Louis Trichardt Stock into camp: 1 donkey Tent number: 29 Farm History Name: Langenek District: Pietersburg Notes: occupies Name: van Zyl family Town: Louis Trichardt Notes: 4 erven Status Type: surrendered Notes: 9/5/1901, Louis Trichardt Relationships Mr Bernardus Christian van Zyl       is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Johanna van Zyl       is the unknown of Miss Lena van der Merwe       is the father of Master baby van Zyl Sources Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 87 Notes: p.226 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.13

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.