BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christiaan Johannes Grobbelaar
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:64 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:heart disease & dropsy
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:91882
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:64
Date arrival:17/06/1901
Age departure:65
Date departure:27/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Toornfontein
District:Fauresmith
Name:Doornberg
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:3000 morgen
Name:Bestersput
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:1000 morgen
Name:Abramskraal / Abraham's Kraal
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:2000 morgen
Relationships
Mr Christiaan Johannes Grobbelaar
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Grobbelaar
      is the father of Miss Margareta Elizabeth Grobbelaar (Margaretha Elizabeth)
      is the father of Miss Susanna Marie Grobbelaar
      is the step father of Miss Johanna Maria Roodt
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.104
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/2/1902, p.112
Title:SRC 88 Uitenhage CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 88
Notes:p.022
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.117


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.