BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Matthew John O'Neil
Other Names:O'Neill; Matuffus Johannes
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:carpenter
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62365
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:08/09/1901
Date arrival:9/9/1901
Date departure:26/12/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Stock into camp:3 horses
Tent number:509
Notes:RT 509
*
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:28/12/1901
Tent number:603
Farm History
Name:O'Neil family
Town:Belfast
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:came from Steenkampberg, surrendered there to o/c Major Royston 27/8 came here 9/9/1901
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0509
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:O 05
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.089


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.