Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Magdalena Erasmus Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: widowed Nationality: Free State Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 74544 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 12/06/1901 Destination: no Stock into camp: no Tent number: 2257 Farm History Name: Springfontein District: Boshof Status of Husband Type: dead Relationships Mrs Maria Magdalena Erasmus       is the mother of Master Dirk Johannes Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Hester Catherina Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Johanna Wilhelmina Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Maria Elizabetha Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Maria Helena Alberta Erasmus       is the unknown of Master Rudolph Phillip Botha (Erasmus)       is the unknown of Master Rudolph Phillip Botha (Erasmus)       is the unknown of Master Karel Hendrik van Niekerk (Erasmus) Sources Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.045a

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.