BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter Georg Massyn
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:inspector of roads; carpenter
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:93578
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date arrival:18/9/1902
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:05/07/1901
Date departure:24/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Uitenhage RC
Name:Uitenhage RC
Age arrival:45
Date arrival:26/04/1902
Date departure:18/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:bloemfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Massyn family
Town:Dewetsdorp
District:Bloemfontein
Status
Type:oath of neutrality; assented to Article 1 peace terms
Notes:Dewetsdorp, Apr 1900; returned pow from Green Point
Relationships
Mr Pieter Georg Massyn
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Sophia Massyn
      is the father of Miss Catrina Margarita Massyn (Katie)
      is the father of Miss Anna Sophia Massyn
      is the father of Miss Matilda Margarita Massyn (Masseyn, Matilda Margrita; Massujn, Matilda Georgina)
      is the father of Master Tobias Massyn
      is the adoptive father of Miss Georgina Botha (Smuts)
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.187
Title:SRC 88 Uitenhage CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 88
Notes:p.017


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.