BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr David Marais
Other Names:Maree
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:72 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile decay & heart failure
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:95947
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:74
Date arrival:11/01/1901
Date departure:05/09/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Leeuvlei / Leeuwvlei
District:Winburg
Notes:2000m, Leeuwvlei
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Dewetsdorp
Relationships
Mr David Marais (Maree)
      is the husband of Mrs Emerensie Jacobusina Marais
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.178
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:19/9/1902, p.1137
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.163


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.