Personal Details Name: Miss Bessie Walker Other Names: Bessie Marian Johnstone Born in camp? No Date death: 04/12/1901 Place of death: Harrismith RC Age died: 21 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: dysentery Gender: female Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 115261 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 21 Date arrival: 12/06/1901 Age departure: 21 Date departure: 04/12/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Bethel District: Bethlehem Name: Nauwpoortnek Relationships Miss Bessie Walker (Bessie Marian Johnstone)       is the relationship unknown of Miss Elizabeth Liddell Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.333 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 20/12/1901, p.742 Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.20

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