BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christian Pieterse
Other Names:Christiaan W; Pietersen, C W
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:62 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:inflammation of lungs
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:No record of transfer to Bethulie, but appears to have died there; alternatively, died in Norvals Pont RC
Unique ID:42480
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:62
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:17/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie R C
Name:Bethulie RC
Date departure:07/09/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Kinderfontein
District:Bethulie
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:24 aug 1900, Bethulie
Relationships
Mr Christian Pieterse (Christiaan W; Pietersen, C W)
      is the husband of Mrs Elsie Pieterse
      is the unknown of Gertbrecht Pieterse
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.225
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:13/9/1901, p.495
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p,82


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.