BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Cathrina Botha
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:63764
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Date departure:10/06/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Vryburg
Tent number:T 5B C
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:12/06/1902
Tent number:630
Farm History
Name:Soet en Smart
District:Bloemhof
Notes:owner
Name:Zoeten Smart
District:Bloemhof
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Fredrik Wilhelm, Pta
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Cathrina Botha
      is the daughter of Mrs Johana Helena Botha (Johanna)
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Maria Elizabeth van Zyl
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:24p.
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 080


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.