BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Petrus Jacobus Pelser
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:12 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:72525
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Date departure:09/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Morocco
District:Bethulie
Name:Morocco
District:Bethulie
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Boshof
Relationships
Master Petrus Jacobus Pelser
      is the stepson of Mrs Anna Engela Pelser (Pelsger; Petrus)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.221
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/2/1902, p.131
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.035a


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.