BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gesina Maria Elizabetha Olivier
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:27 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:gardener
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:75565
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Date arrival:17/05/1901
Date departure:02/07/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1150
Farm History
Name:Olivier family
Town:Boshof
Name:Olivier family
Town:Boshof
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Tjaart Johannes, St Helena
Relationships
Mrs Gesina Maria Elizabetha Olivier
      is the mother of Master Gert Franz Olivier
      is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena Olivier
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.213
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:18/7/1902, p.583
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.114a


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.