BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Lucas Daniel Jacobs
Other Names:Lukas
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:4 years 10 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diphtheria
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:72730
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:05/08/1901
Date departure:16/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Brakput
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Master Lucas Daniel Jacobs (Lukas)
      is the son of Mr Gabriel Jacobs
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.130
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:22/11/1901, p.672
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.043a


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.