BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Aletha van Niekerk
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:toll gatherer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Destination given as "farm" but they seem not to have been from a farm, so probably a mistake
Unique ID:103048
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:04/09/1901
Date departure:24/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Farm History
Name:van Niekerk family
Town:Ficksburg
Status of Husband
Notes:Hermanus Gerhardus, aged 57 On commando
Relationships
Mrs Maria Aletha van Niekerk
      is the mother of Master Hermanus Gerhardus van Niekerk
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.169


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.