BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Matthias Jacobus Foley
Other Names:Matthys Jacobus; Foby
Date of birth:19010816
Place of birth:Bethulie RC
Born in camp? Yes
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:2 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:inflammation
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:94238
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Date arrival:16/08/1901
Date departure:13/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Foley family
Town:Dewetsdorp
District:Bloemfontein
Relationships
Master Matthias Jacobus Foley (Matthys Jacobus; Foby)
      is the son of Mrs Elizabeth Fredrika Hendrina Foley
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.90
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/10/1901, p.593
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.218


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.