BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelius Casparus Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020224
Age died:52 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:acute lobar pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:67469
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:20/11/1900
Age departure:52
Date departure:24/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 207F C
Farm History
Name:Lichtenburg
Notes:5 erfs
Name:Geysdorp
Notes:1 Erf
Name:Roozendaal
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owner of 4 000 morgen
Status
Type:ab abc
Relationships
Mr Cornelius Casparus Pretorius
      is the father of Mr Johannes Gerhardus Pretorius
      is the father of Mr Hendrik Arnoldus Pretorius
      is the father of Master Cornelius Chrispades Pretorius
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.316
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 198
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:25/4/1902, p.555


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.