BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr William James Mayhew
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:39 years 7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:asthma
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:85609
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:02/05/1901
Date departure:18/06/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 508/ RT 118
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:21 Apr 1901
Relationships
Mr William James Mayhew
      is the husband of Mrs Susanna Catharina Mayhew
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.233
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:24/7/1901, p.1210
Title:DBC 82 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 82
Notes:p. 36
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 277


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.