Petrus Johannes Maartens (Hermanus)
Petrus was born in 1897. Petrus' father was
George Frederick Mathom and his mother was
Anna Christina Small (Francina). His maternal grandparents were
Andries Jacobus Petrus Small and
Anna Francina Pretorius (Christina). He had four brothers and four sisters, named
Andries,
Jan,
George,
Wynand,
Anna,
Engela,
Marie and
Elisabeth. He was the second youngest of the nine children. He died at the age of 5 on January 15th, 1902 in
Bethulie RC Concentration camp.
Death Notes
Name: Master Petrus Johannes Hermanus Marten
Other Names: Maartens
Born in camp? No
Place of death: Bethulie RC
Age died: 5 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death: measles & debility & enteric fever
Gender: male
Race: white
Marital status: single
Nationality: Free State
Registration as child: Yes
Unique ID: 94659
Camp History
Name: Bethulie RC
Age arrival: 4
Date arrival: 27/04/1901
Date departure: 15/01/1902
Reason departure: death
Farm History
Name: Groenvlei
District: Smithfield
Name: Marten family
Town: Dewetsdorp
District: Bloemfontein
Relationships
Master Petrus Johannes Hermanus Marten (Maartens)
is the son of Mrs Anna Francina Elizabeth Marten (Maartens, Anna Francina Christina)
Sources
Title: RS 29 ORC DL
Type: Death lists
Location: National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.: RS 29
Origin: Goldman
Notes: p.176
Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes: 24/1/1902, p.63
Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type: Camp register
Location: Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.: SRC 74
Notes: p.236