BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Alexander Donald Ross
Other Names:Rose
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:68 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:town ranger
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:49342
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:68
Date arrival:12/01/1901
Date departure:09/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Rose family
Town:Cape Town
District:Cape Colony
Name:Ross family
Town:Smithfield
Notes:no property
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Mar 1900, Smithfield
Relationships
Mr Alexander Donald Ross (Rose)
      is the husband of Mrs A Ross
      is the father of Miss A Ross
      is the father of Mr Alex Ross
      is the father of Master Theo Ross
      is the father of Master Albert Ross
      is the father of Master Otto Ross
      is the father of Master William Ross
      is the father of Miss Amelia Ross
      is the father of Miss Letitia Ross
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.261
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.739
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69


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.