BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Matheus Adrian Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:67839
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:48
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:05/09/1901
Date departure:06/04/1902
Reason departure:absconded
Stock into camp:23 cattle, 18 sheep, 11 donkeys, 1 horse, 1 illegible
Tent number:T 311AM C
Notes:Wife Susanna and three children arrived 13/11/1901
Farm History
Name:Biesjesvallei / Biesjesvlei
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owner of 1/2
Relationships
Mr Matheus Adrian Pretorius
      is the husband of Mrs Susanna Cathr Pretorius
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 209


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.