Personal Details Name: Master Gilliam Jacobus van Niekerk Born in camp? No Place of death: Bethulie RC Age died: 14 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: peritonitis Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Notes: unclear 1st name Unique ID: 92653 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 13 Date arrival: 18/07/1901 Age departure: 14 Date departure: 04/02/1902 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Welgeval District: Fauresmith Name: Plessisdam District: Fauresmith Relationships Master Gilliam Jacobus van Niekerk       is the brother-in-law of Mr Cornelius Jacobus Cloete Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.206 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 14/2/1902, p.130 Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: pg.148

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