Personal Details Name: Mrs Gertruida Sophia van Rooyen Other Names: Gertruda Sophia Born in camp? No Place of death: Bloemfontein RC Age died: 53 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: pneumonia Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer (owner) Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 105747 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Age arrival: 53 Date arrival: 01/01/1901 Date departure: 06/07/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Boesmansdrift / Bormansdrift District: Ladybrand Notes: 1800 morgen Status of Husband Type: No oath of neutrality Notes: on commando Johannes Cornelius, aged 59 Relationships Mrs Gertruida Sophia van Rooyen (Gertruda Sophia)       is the Mother of Ms Anna Christina van Rooyen       is the Mother of Master Ephraim Herbert van Rooyen       is the Mother of Innes Eckstein van Rooyen (Juries K)       is the Mother of Miss Engela Jacoba van Rooyen Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.259 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 12/7/1901, p.295 Title: SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 71 Notes: p.30

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.