BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacobus Johannes Scheepers
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:88914
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:27/02/1902
Date departure:16/03/1902
Destination:Jacob station, Natal
Tent number:2019/ Block C
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Date departure:24/03/1902
Reason departure:left to join his family at
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:691
Farm History
Name:Roodepoort / Rooipoort
District:Middelburg
Notes:1000 morgen
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:26 Feb 1902 at Wonderfontein. Of Lydenburg commando
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 524
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 90


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.