BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Elina Johanna Harmse
Other Names:Harmsen, E J; Harmsen, Helena J M
Born in camp? No
Date death:08/09/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:14 years 4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death: dysentery & exhaustion
Gender:female
Race:White
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:118190
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:09/11/1900
Age departure:4
Date departure:08/09/1901
Date departure:1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:89
Farm History
Name:Kafferkraal / Kafferskraal
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Miss Elina Johanna Harmse (Harmsen, E J; Harmsen, Helena J M )
      is the daughter of Mr David Jacobus Harmse
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.147
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1461
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.H 05


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.