BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie van Heerden
Other Names:Elei [Mr]
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:68 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cardiac failure
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Notes:See p 28 of this register; the rest of the family was duplicated
Unique ID:106480
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:69
Date arrival:19/07/1901
Age departure:68
Date departure:30/07/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Boesmanspoort
Town:Colesburg
District:Cape Colony
Name:Erasmus Hoop / Erasmus Hope / Rasmushoop
Town:fauresmith
Relationships
Mrs Elsie van Heerden (Elei [Mr])
      is the Mother of Mr Hermanus van Heerden
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.116
Title:RS 31 Cape & Natal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 31
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.5
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:8/8/1902, p.839
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.62


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.