BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan Hendrik Nel
Other Names:John Henry
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:11 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:marasmus
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:82602
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:3 months
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Age departure:11 days
Date departure:07/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:66
Notes:RT 66
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:1 month
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:03/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I 560
Farm History
Name:Elandsfontein
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master Jan Hendrik Nel (John Henry)
      is the son of Mr Hendrik Jozefus Nel (Hendrik Joseph)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.262
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:N 01
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:4/4/1902, p.378
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 152
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0066


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.