BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gesina Dorothea Botha
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:85928
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:01/09/1901
Date departure:18/04/1902
Destination:Wentworth
Tent number:I 1654
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:23/04/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:769. See folio 117; 769 / 2821
Farm History
Name:Schoonoord / Schoonoordt
District:Middelburg
Notes:Schoonoordt
Status of Husband
Type:deported, POW
Notes:Johannes Hendrik / Johannes Hendrick. Age: 63 - Farmer
Relationships
Mrs Gesina Dorothea Botha
      is the grandmother of Master Christian Andreas Storm
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Cornelia Botha (Johanna Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Botha (Elizabeth Francina)
      is the mother of Miss Helena Botha (Helena Klaasina)
      is the mother of Mr Philipus Rudolf Botha
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 28
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 99
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 99


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.