BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Dinah van Zyl
Other Names:Dina Maria
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115510
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:08/02/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to
Destination:Winburg RC
Tent number:235/816
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:14/10/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Ladysmith RC
Farm History
Name:Braakwater / Brakwater
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Notes:770 morgen; nil
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, Ceylon
Notes:Christoffel Johs
Relationships
Mrs Dinah van Zyl (Dina Maria)
      is the mother of Master Christoffel van Zyl (Christoffel Johannes)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Johannes van Zyl (Johannes Hendrik)
      is the mother of Master Louis van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Susanna van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Dinah van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Maria van Zyl (Maria Magdelena)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.30
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.111


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.