BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Marie Magdalena Grobbelaar
Other Names:Martha M C
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:39 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:91166
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:14/06/1901
Date departure:17/10/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Grobbelaar family
District:Cape Colony
Name:Tonderspoort
District:Fauresmith
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Gideon Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Marie Magdalena Grobbelaar (Martha M C)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Christina Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Martha Magdalena Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Sophia Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Susarra Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Master Gideon Jacobus Grobbelaar
      is the mother of Miss Andriesa Catrina Grobbelaar (Grobelaar, Andriesa Andrietta)
      is the wife of Mr Gideon Jacobus Grobbelaar
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.106
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:15/10/1901, p.593
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:89


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.