BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Johannes Cornelius Nortje
Other Names:Norkee
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011017
Age died:4 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:67006
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:4
Date departure:17/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 30AC C / NC
Farm History
Name:Crocodildrift / Krokodildrift
District:Rustenburg
Illness
Reason:measles & pneumonia
Description:last attended: 13/10/1901 duration of illness: 11 days
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Master Johannes Cornelius Nortje (Norkee)
      is the son of Mrs Hester Johanna Carol Nortje
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.268
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 176
Title:DBC 159 Mafeking DL
Type:Death certificates
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 159
Dates:12/10/1901-
Notes:2_431


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.