BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Rachel Cornelia Norval
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Norvals Pont RC
Age died:34 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:speculator
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:42611
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:11/04/1901
Date departure:18/05/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Hartebeestefontein
District:Bethulie
Name:Hartebeestfontein
District:Bethulie
Name:Norval family
Town:Langlaagte
District:Johannesburg
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Rachel Cornelia Norval
      is the mother of Miss Martha M Norval
      is the mother of Miss Rachel M Norval
      is the mother of Miss Rachel Cor Norval
      is the mother of Master James Charles Norval
      is the wife of Mr A J Norval
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.270
Title:SRC 11
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:11
Dates:Aug 1901
Notes:RC4170, 15/8/1901: CSRC to Superintendent, Norvals Pont
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC2085, List of deaths in ORC camps for week ending 21/5/1901
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:54/5/1901, p.206
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.88


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.