BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Eliz van Straden
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer (owner)
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:104646
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:18/10/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Kuilloop
District:Bloemfontein
Name:Schuilhoek
District:Bloemfontein
Status of Husband
Type:No oath of neutrality
Notes:P O W: Bermuda Jacob Willem Jacobus, aged 54 Husband (see Status) and son, Johannes Martin, aged 17, entered camp after the war, and returned home with rest of family. They are shown by that time as having taken oath. Farm name also given as Schuilhoek, without reference to size, in SRC 71, p.133
Relationships
Mrs Maria Eliz van Straden
      is the Mother of Ms Johanna van Straden (Strachan)
      is the Mother of Master Willem van Straden
Sources
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.133
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.181


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.