BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Johannes Marthinus Els
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:81341
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:7 months
Date arrival:02/05/1901
Date departure:14/10/1901
Destination:Merebank, Natal
Tent number:II 422
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:18/10/1901
Date departure:23/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:493 / 2043
Farm History
Name:Morgenzon
District:Bethal
Relationships
Master Johannes Marthinus Els
      is the son of Mrs Catrina Els (Catharina Elizabeth; Mrs Johannes Marthinus)
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 95
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 211


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.