BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Marthinus Christoffel Botha
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:87854
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:14/02/1902
Date departure:18/02/1902
Destination:Merebank, Natal
Tent number:1937/ Block C
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:22/02/1902
Date departure:no departure details
Tent number:2208 / 8561
Farm History
Name:Zwartkopjes / Zwartkoppies / Zwaartkoppies
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered; S. [surrendered], Feb 1902
Notes:13 Feb 1902. From Genl Muller's commando. Surrendered together with W.A.Lewis
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 352
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 77


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.