BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Elsie Christina Johanna Nel
Other Names:Elsie Christina Johanna Paul; Elsie Joha Christina Paul
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:19 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:98610
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:14/09/1901
Date departure:30/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Name:Winburg RC
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Date departure:15/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Brandfort RC
Farm History
Name:Nel family
Town:Ficksburg
District:Ficksburg
Relationships
Miss Elsie Christina Johanna Nel (Elsie Christina Johanna Paul; Elsie Joha Christina Paul)
      is the daughter of Mrs Elsie Nel
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.202
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.555
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.431 (192)
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.117


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.