BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Matthys Marthinus Bezuidenhout
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:81033
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:52
Date arrival:17/05/1901
Date departure:15/08/1902
Date departure:date of arrival in Balmoral RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:01/07/1902
Reason departure:rail to Mooi River
Destination:Lemoenfontein Farm
Tent number:318
Farm History
Name:Zuikerboschkop
District:Middelburg
Status of Son
Type:On commando
Notes:Matthys Marthinus (18)
Relationships
Mr Matthys Marthinus Bezuidenhout
      is the husband of Mrs Matthys Marthinus Bezuidenhout
      is the father of Miss Margaretha Cornelia Bezuidenhout
      is the father - adopted of Miss Martina Prinsloo
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 80
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 18


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.