BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacob Johannes Booysen
Other Names:Booyse
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:87888
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:17/03/1902
Date departure:01/10/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Elandsfontein Farm
Tent number:1126
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:16/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:2069/ Block E
Farm History
Name:Elandsfontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Name:Grootspruit
District:Pretoria
Status of Father
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:self: not on commando
Relationships
Master Jacob Johannes Booysen (Booyse)
      is the brother of Master Nicolaas Johannes Booysen (Booyse)
      is the unknown of Master Stefanus Johannes Bronkhorst (Stephanus Johannes)
Sources
Title:DBC 50 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 50
Notes:B 08
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1126
Title:DBC 49 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 49
Notes:B 06
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 355


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.