BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Thomas Ritchie
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:41 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:peritonitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:99980
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:07/07/1901
Age departure:41
Date departure:11/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Kareefontein
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Notes:900 morgen
Status of Husband
Notes:May 1900, farm Kareefontein
Relationships
Mr Thomas Ritchie
      is the husband of Mrs Thomas Ritchie
      is the father of Mr Thomas Ritchie
      is the father of Mr James Ritchie
      is the father of Miss Raleigh Ritchie
      is the father of Master Gideon Ritchie
      is the father of Master Tom Ritchie
      is the father of Miss Minnie Ritchie
      is the father of Miss Adie Ritchie
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.256
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.745
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.19


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.