Personal Details Name: Master Johannes Jacobus van Essen Born in camp? No Place of death: Frere RC Age died: 2 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: measles Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Notes: Frere Vrouwenkamp Unique ID: 7588 Farm History Name: van Essen family Town: Middelburg Sources Title: RS 25 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 25 Notes: p.117

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.