BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Sophia Johanna Steinberg
Other Names:Steynberg [DBC 109]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020216
Place of death:Volksrust RC
Age died:4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pertussis & bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:19335
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age departure:4 months
Date departure:16/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Steinberg family
Town:Bethal
Illness
Reason:pertussis & bronchitis
Date departure:16/02/1902
Out patient:Yes
Notes:Last seen: 12/02/1902
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.398
Title:DBC 109 Volksrust
Type:Death certificates
Notes:5-043


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.