BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master baby Vorster
Other Names:unchristened son of Paul Voster
Date of birth:19020221
Place of birth:Mafeking Refugee Camp
Born in camp? Yes
Date death:19020207
Age died:18 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:69348
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:birth
Date arrival:07/02/1902
Age departure:18 days
Date departure:07/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 31NC C
Farm History
Name:Elandsfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master baby Vorster (unchristened son of Paul Voster)
      is the son of Mrs Johanna Margritha Vorster
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 277
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:28/2/1902, p.236


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.