BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Rachel Catharina Johanna Maria Cross
Other Names:Rachal Johanna Maria
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:33 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:112708
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Date arrival:15/06/1901
Age departure:33
Date departure:10/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:177
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Mrs Rachel Catharina Johanna Maria Cross (Rachal Johanna Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Petronella Cross
      is the mother of Miss Jane Elizabeth Cross
      is the mother of Miss Rachal Maria Johanna Cross
      is the mother of Master Robert Cross
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.91
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1723
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.030


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.