BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Topsy April
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:7 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:black
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:71499
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age departure:7
Date departure:13/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Illness
Reason:bronchitis
Description:died
Out patient:Yes
Sources
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:11/10/1901, p.1488


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.