BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Wessel Johannes Wesselse
Other Names:Wessels, Wessel Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:8 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:77746
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:1 month
Date arrival:14/06/1901
Date departure:19/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:3058, 4076
Farm History
Name:Cyferbult
District:Bloemhof
Name:Zuidverboot
District:Wolmaranstad
Relationships
Master Wessel Johannes Wesselse (Wessels, Wessel Jacobus)
      is the son of Mrs Maria Jacoba Wesselse (Wessels)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.470
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:30/8/1901, p.447
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.273a


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.