BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacob Jacobus van der Westhuizen
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:8 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:not given
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:83945
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:16/05/1901
Date departure:09/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:I 892
Farm History
Name:Waterval
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:24 Jun 1901
Relationships
Master Jacob Jacobus van der Westhuizen
      is the son of Mrs Martha Magdalena van der Westhuizen (van der Westhuis, Mrs Petrus Guspardus; Mrs Petrus Gustardus)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.474
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:7/8/1901, p.1257
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 209


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.