BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Andries Petrus van Zijl
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:72 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis & heart disease
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:73327
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:71
Date arrival:14/11/1901
Date departure:18/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Middelkraal
Town:Koffiefontein
District:Fauresmith
Notes:4000 morgen
Name:van Zijl family
Town:Grahamstown
District:Cape Colony
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Andries Petrus van Zijl
      is the father of Mr Daniel Petrus van Zijl
      is the husband of Mrs Hester Helena van Zijl
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.353
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:24/1/1902, p.65
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.063a


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.