BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Barend Jacobus Booysen
Other Names:Booyse
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:80729
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:08/08/1901
Date departure:29/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Vlakfontein Farm
Tent number:267
Notes:RT 267
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:11/05/1901
Date departure:04/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I 1264
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein / Vlaakfontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:share of farm
Name:Hartbeestspruit / Hartebeestspruit
District:Middelburg
Name:Brugspruit
District:Middelburg
Notes:DBC 83
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:26 June 1901. (23/6/1901)
Relationships
Mr Barend Jacobus Booysen (Booyse)
      is the husband of Mrs Barend Jacobus Booysen
      is the father of Master Jan Petrus Booysen (Booysens, Johannes Petrus)
      is the father of Miss Maria Catharina Booysen (Maria Katrina)
      is the father of Miss Hester Magdelena Booyse
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 12
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0267
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 67


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.