BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Heiletta Maria Steyn
Other Names:Haylette Maria; de Meijer; Meyer
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:39 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97916
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:26/08/1901
Date departure:02/04/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:186
Farm History
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:4000 morgen
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Relationships
Mrs Heiletta Maria Steyn (Haylette Maria; de Meijer; Meyer)
      is the mother of Miss Barbara Margaretha Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Gesina Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Sophia Steyn
      is the mother of Master Gideon Jacobus Joubert Steyn (Joubert)
      is the mother of Master Johan David Meyring Steyn (Johan David)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Cathrina Maria Steyn
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.286
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.286
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/4/1902, p.253
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.341 (147)


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.