BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gysbert Johannes Schwan
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011024
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & convulsions
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:68591
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:2
Date departure:24/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 204
Farm History
Name:Doornrivier
District:Marico
Name:Doornfontein
District:Zeerust
Relationships
Master Gysbert Johannes Schwan
      is the son of Mrs Dorothea Johanna Schwan
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.364
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 245
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1688


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.