BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr John Higgins
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:48 years 10 months 13 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cancer
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Cape Colony
Occupation:painter
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:58799
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:47
Date arrival:22/01/1901
Name:Aliwal North RC
Farm History
Name:Higgins family
Town:Grahamstown
District:Cape Colony
Name:Higgins family
Town:Smithfield
Relationships
Mr John Higgins
      is the husband of Mrs Higgins
      is the father of Miss Annie Higgins
Sources
Title:RS 31 Cape & Natal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 31
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.5
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:18/7/1902, p.583
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:18/7/1902, p.583
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:p.198


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.