Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Gesina C van Wyk Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 69507 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 51 Date arrival: 12/08/1901 Date departure: 12/06/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Transvaal Tent number: T 84F C Farm History Name: Kafferskraal District: Zeerust Notes: owner of 1/4 Status of Husband Type: On Commando Relationships Mrs Maria Gesina C van Wyk       is the mother of Miss Emerenzia Hester van Wyk       is the mother of Miss Johanna Susanna van Wyk       is the adoptive mother of Miss Maria Magdalena van Wyk       is the adoptive mother of Miss Anna Maria Lange       is the mother of Miss Anna Magritha Cathr van Wyk Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 285

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.