BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cathrina Johanna Sophia du Plessis
Other Names:Catharina Johanna Sophia
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:46 years 10 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:scurvy & heart degeneration
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:96060
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:19/03/1901
Date departure:17/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:205
Farm History
Name:Ganskloof
District:Ficksburg
Name:Kleinvlei
Town:Bethlehem
District:Winburg
Relationships
Mrs Cathrina Johanna Sophia du Plessis (Catharina Johanna Sophia)
      is the wife of Mr Daniel Petrus du Plessis
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.233
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:22/11/1901, p.671
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.171


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.