BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan Hendrik Christoffel Brits
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:10 months 21 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:85944
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:9 months
Date arrival:07/09/1901
Date departure:28/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 1673/ Block A
Farm History
Name:Brakspruit
District:Standerton
Relationships
Master Jan Hendrik Christoffel Brits
      is the son of Mrs Magdalena Sofia Brits
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.61
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:17/1/1902, p.63
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 29


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.