BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Maria Magdalena van Biljon
Maiden name:Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Age died:29 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Parents, both deceased: Magdalena Jacoba Smith and Willem Lodeqyk Pretorius

Unique ID:100121
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:06/05/1901
Age departure:29
Date departure:13/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Weltevrede / Weltevreden
District:Winburg
Name:Schoonheid
District:Winburg
Notes:846 morgen
Status of Husband
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Anna Maria Magdalena van Biljon
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Jacoba van Biljon ( )
      is the mother of child 2 van Biljon
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.24
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.745
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.25

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.