BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Dorothea Maria Jacomina Sofia Schoeman
Other Names:Dorothea Marie
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:41 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea & debility
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111067
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:03/07/1901
Date departure:02/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:421
Farm History
Name:Rietvlei
District:Lydenburg
Notes:from Machadodorp
Status of Husband
Notes:Petrus Albertus Schoeman on commando with 2 sons, Johannes Jurie, 23; Erasmus Albertus, 21
Relationships
Mrs Dorothea Maria Jacomina Sofia Schoeman (Dorothea Marie)
      is the Mother of Miss Anna Jacoba Schoeman
      is the Mother of Miss Hendrina Carolina Schoeman
      is the Mother of Miss Johanna Susanna Schoeman
      is the Mother of Miss Catherina Joachimina Schoeman
      is the Mother of Miss Hester Marie Schoeman (Hester Maria)
      is the Mother of Master Petrus Albertus Schoeman
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.357
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:17/1/1902, p.64
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.161


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.