BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Marthinus Jacobus Booyse
Other Names:Booysen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:59412
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date arrival:4/8/1901
Date departure:01/10/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Vlakfontein (Elandsfontein)
Tent number:219
Notes:RT 219
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:03/08/1901
Date departure:date of arrival in Balmoral RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Witrand
District:Standerton
Notes:half share of farm
Name:Vlakfontein / Vlaakfontein
District:Pretoria
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:15 July 1901 at Bronkhorstspruit
Relationships
Mr Marthinus Jacobus Booyse (Booysen)
      is the father of Miss Cornelia Jacoba Booyse (Cornelia Adriana)
      is the father of Master Nicholaas Jacobus Booyse
      is the father of Miss Heila Magdalena Booyse (Heila Magdelena)
      is the father of Miss Susannah Dirkie Booyse (Booysen)
      is the father of Miss Jacoba Margrietha Booyse (Jacoba Margretha)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 12
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0219
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 21


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.