Personal Details Name: Mrs J [h] Meintjes Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Notes: 1/5/1901: has two young children, husband works for railways Unique ID: 925 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Date departure: 10/6/1901 Reason departure: frail health, husband working in Bloemfontein Destination: Bloemfontein Notes: 1/5/1901, J Meintjes to Station master, Bloemfontein, asking for his wife to join him in town; she is very weak and no one to assist her there, the children being still too young; here also she has two married sisters who will help her. 10/6/1901: permission granted Sources Title: SRC 06 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 06 Dates: April-May 1901 Notes: RC1722, 1/5/1901, J Meintjes to Station Master, Bloemfontein and related correspondence

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