BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Cat Steyn
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:105725
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:26/07/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:Winburg Town
Name:Kimberley RC
Farm History
Name:Verkeerde Vley / Verkeerdevlei
District:Winburg
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Notes:Wilhelm, aged 29
Relationships
Mrs Maria Cat Steyn
      is the Mother of Master Joh Wilhelmus Wessels Steyn
      is the Mother of Miss Eliz Aletta Magdalena Steyn
      is the Mother of Miss Elizabeth Magdalena Steyn (Eliz Margareta; Elizabeth Kragreta)
      is the Mother of Master Hermanus Johannes Petrus Steyn (Hermanus Joh Petrus)
Sources
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.29


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.