BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Engela Petronella Erasmus
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020124
Place of death:Kroonstad RC
Age died:21 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:24826
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:25/07/1901
Date departure:29/07/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Kroonstad RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1128
Name:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:Wilgeboschdrift
District:Kroonstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Jacobus Cornelius; no other relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Engela Petronella Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Erasmus
      is the mother of Miss Engela Petronella Erasmus
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.83
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:31/1/1902, p.92
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. E-045

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.