Personal Details Name: Mrs Margaret van Rooyen Other Names: Rachel Margaret 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: 115475 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 38 Date arrival: 26/06/1901 Date departure: 08/02/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Ladysmith RC Name: Ladysmith RC Age arrival: 39 Date arrival: 08/02/1902 Date departure: 21/07/1902 Reason departure: left camp for farm Destination: Weltevrede, Dist Harrismith Tent number: 208/724 Farm History Name: Vaalkop District: Harrismith Name: Weltevrede / Weltevreden District: Harrismith Notes: nil Status of Husband Type: burgher, not known Notes: Paulus Johs David Relationships Mrs Margaret van Rooyen (Rachel Margaret)       is the mother of Miss Emma van Rooyen (Ammy)       is the mother of Miss Martha van Rooyen       is the mother of Miss Margaret van Rooyen       is the mother of Miss Whilemina van Rooyen (Wilhelmina)       is the mother of Miss Susanna van Rooyen       is the mother of Miss Hester van Rooyen (Hester Aletta )       is the mother of Miss Martina van Rooyen (Martina Wilhelmina )       is the adoptive mother of Miss Susanna van der Merwe       is the wife of Mr Paul Jacobus David van Rooyen Sources Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.29 Title: DBC 123 Ladysmith CR Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 123 Notes: p.108

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.