BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Abram Jacob Venter
Other Names:Abraham Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011007
Age died:1 years 4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:69318
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:26/08/1901
Age departure:1
Date departure:07/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 105 C
Farm History
Name:Kareekuil
District:Lichtenburg
Name:Brakspruit
Name:Christiana
District:Bloemhof
Relationships
Master Abram Jacob Venter (Abraham Jacobus)
      is the son of Mrs Lusija Abrama Venter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.435
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 276
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1687


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.