BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catharina Erskine
Other Names:Christina
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:42840
Camp History
Name:Springfontein RC
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:03/06/1901
Date departure:12/08/1902
Destination:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Erskine family
Town:Philippolis
District:Philippolis
Status of Husband
Type:no oath of neutrality
Notes:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Catharina Erskine (Christina)
      is the mother of Miss Annie Erskine
      is the mother of Master Jan Erskine (Johnie)
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.96


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.