BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magdalena Volschenk
Other Names:Wolsehank, M M; Valschank
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:59 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:debility
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:104261
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:14/08/1901
Age departure:59
Date departure:15/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Tochgekregen / Dochgrehen / Tochekregan / Tochgegrehen
District:Bloemfontein
Name:Grootfontein
Town:Riversdale
District:Cape Colony
Name:Picardy / Picardi
District:Winburg
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magdalena Volschenk (Wolsehank, M M; Valschank)
      is the Wife of Mr Pieter Volschenk (Wolsehank, P)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.329
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:10/1/1902, p.25
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.163


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.