BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Frederik Lodewyk Erasmus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Norvals Pont RC
Age died:8 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:43878
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:05/07/1901
Date departure:22/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Erasmus family
Town:Fauresmith
Name:Humanskraal
District:Jacobsdal
Name:Blaauwbank / Blauwbank
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Master Frederik Lodewyk Erasmus
      is the son of Mr Abraham Stefs Erasmus
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.85
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:1/11/1901, p.618
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.149


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.