BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabeth Taljaard
Other Names:Talyjaard; Mrs Goergina Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

There are many discrepancies between the entries in the different registers, but enough similarities to make them the same family.

Unique ID:134727
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:09/07/1901
Date departure:16/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:J 46 / 1755
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:19/10/1901
Date arrival:from Pretoria
Date departure:24/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Springs
Tent number:710
Farm History
Name:Welgevonde / Welgevonden
District:Pretoria
Notes:house on farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:James Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabeth Taljaard (Talyjaard; Mrs Goergina Jacobus)
      is the mother of Master Lewis Cornelius Taljaard (Talyjaard, Louis Cornelius)
      is the mother of Master G Johannes Taljaard (Taljaard, Paul Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Martelena Taljaard (Talyjaard, Johanna Francina)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Martelena Taljaard (Talyjaard, Elizabeth Magdalena)
      is the wife of Mr James Jacobus Talyjaard
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.137
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 97

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.