BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christoffel Kidson
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:86953
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:16/02/1902
Date departure:25/08/1902
Date departure:25/9/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Straffontein, (Middelburg)
Tent number:1053
Notes:RT 1053
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:13/02/1902
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred by order of A P M
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:1929/ Block E
Farm History
Name:Braakfontein / Brakfontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 2/12/1902. J.P.M. Prinsloo's commdt, Pretoria.
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1053
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:K 11
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 212


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.