BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacobus van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:96203
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:05/07/1901
Date departure:23/07/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Destination:Schoonzicht
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Wildebeestfontein
District:Bloemfontein
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:29 May 1900, Hoopstad
Relationships
Mr Jacobus van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Anna Stephena van Zyl
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Susannah van Zyl
      is the father of Master Andries Lodewykus van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Elizabetha Francina van Zyl
      is the father of Master Jacobus Abraham van Zyl
      is the father of Miss Margaretha Louisa van Zyl
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.185


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.