BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Jacoba Cornelia van Heerden
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:5 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea & convulsions
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:76530
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:25/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2194
Farm History
Name:Vooruitzicht
District:Jacobsdal
Name:Bethel
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Miss Jacoba Cornelia van Heerden
      is the Sister of Miss Hendrina Marie Elizabeth van Heerden
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.115
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:1/11/1901, p.618
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.174a


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.