BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Hermanus Arnoldus van Schyf
Other Names:van Schijf, Hermanus; van der Schyff
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:2 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:croup
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:97437
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:24/08/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:van der Schijff family
Town:Ficksburg
Name:Gelukskraal
District:Hoopstad
Relationships
Master Hermanus Arnoldus van Schyf (van Schijf, Hermanus; van der Schyff)
      is the son of Mrs Clartjes Izabella van Schyf (van Schijf, Clartje Izabella; vdSchijff, C E, Elzobella; Klopper, Clara Isabella)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.270
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.270
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:5/9/1902, p.1078
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.295 (124)


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.