BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan Johannes de Bruin
Other Names:Jan L
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:32 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:92697
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:07/09/1901
Age departure:34
Date departure:13/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Driefontein
District:Wepener
Status
Type:surrendered; oath of neutrality
Notes:May 1900, Thaba 'Nchu; returned pow from Green Point
Relationships
Mr Jan Johannes de Bruin (Jan L)
      is the husband of Mrs Martha Maria Magdalena de Bruin
      is the father of Miss Martha Maria Magdalena de Bruin (Aletta Marie Magdalena)
      is the father of Miss Dorothea Petronella Catrina de Bruin
      is the father of Miss Clara Isabella de Bruin
      is the father of Master Jan Johannes de Bruin
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.49
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:21/2/1902, p.151
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.150


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.