Personal Details Name: Mrs Alida van Niekerk Other Names: Alida Maria Margaret 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: 116419 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 27 Date arrival: 11/10/1901 Date departure: 08/02/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Ladysmith RC Name: Ladysmith RC Age arrival: 26 Date arrival: 08/02/1902 Date departure: 08/02/1902 Reason departure: left camp with instructions to report to OC Destination: Pietermaritzburg RC Tent number: 205/4 Name: Pietermaritzburg RC Age arrival: 26 Date arrival: 08/02/1902 Date departure: 03/03/1902 Reason departure: Left with instructions to report to O/C Destination: Homburg Tent number: 27/28 Farm History Name: Groenfontein District: Bethlehem Notes: hired Name: Horseshoe District: Newcastle Notes: no landed property Status of Husband Type: rebel Notes: Andries Daniel Cornelius Relationships Mrs Alida van Niekerk (Alida Maria Margaret)       is the mother of Miss Anna van Niekerk (Anna Maria) Sources Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.74 Title: DBC 123 Ladysmith CR Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 123 Notes: p.001 Title: DBC 135 Pietermaritzburg Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 135 Notes: p.074

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.