BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Rachel Jacoba Jacobs
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:5 years 1 months 16 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:broncho-pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:86811
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:07/09/1901
Date departure:16/08/1902
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 1677
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Miss Rachel Jacoba Jacobs
      is the daughter of Mrs Anna Elizabeth Magaretha Susanna Jacobs
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.167
Title:TKP 104 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 104
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:5/9/1902, p.1339
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 191


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.