BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Grieta Francina Susanna Allison
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Vredefort Road RC
Age died:58 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:killed by train near camp
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:1008
Camp History
Name:Vredefort Road RC
Date departure:10/05/1901
Reason departure:death
Notes:9/5/1901: Superintendent to CSRC: 'This woman gives trouble by going about outside the camp and is in danger of getting shot by the guards.' Wants her certified mad.

13/5/1901: of unsound mind, left camp as gates were opened, while daughter was getting rations; run over by train.
Farm History
Name:Allison family
Town:Vredefort
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.2
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC1886, 9/5/1901, Superintendent, Vredefort Rd to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC1886, 9/5/1901, Superintendent, Vredefort Rd to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC1886, 9/5/1901, Superintendent, Vredefort Rd to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:54/5/1901, p.206


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.