BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Rudolf Johannes Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:58 years 1 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:miner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:73382
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:14/11/1901
Date departure:27/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Koffiefontein
District:Fauresmith
Name:Pretorius family
Town:Graaff Reinet
District:Cape Colony
Name:Pretorius family
Town:Koffiefontein
District:Fauresmith
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:March 1900, Koffiefontein
Relationships
Mr Rudolf Johannes Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Anna Sophia Pretorius
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Sophia Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Dina Aletta Pretorius
      is the father of Master Hendrik Johannes Pretorius
      is the father of Mr Matthys Pretorius (Masthys)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.240
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/2/1901, p.113
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.065a


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.