BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Barend Christoffel van Rooyen
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:31 years 10 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:84414
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:01/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 1067/ Block B
Farm History
Name:Witkop
District:Carolina
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:22 may 1901
Relationships
Mr Barend Christoffel van Rooyen
      is the unknown of Ms Elizabeth Cornelia van Rooyen
      is the unknown of Mr Jan Rynier Petrus van Rooyen (Jan Reinier Petrus)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.347
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1685
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 229
Title:DBC 85 Middelburg DL
Type:Burial lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 85
Notes:6_299


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.