BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Nel
Other Names:Maria Sophia Magdalena
Born in camp? No
Date death:29/06/1902
Place of death:Heilbron RC
Age died:19 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:puerperal eclampsia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:squatter
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:121239
Camp History
Name:Heilbron RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:16/06/1902
Date departure:29/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:Yes
Farm History
Name:Bloemhof
District:Heilbron
Name:Kedo
District:Bethlehem
Name:Bloemhof
District:Heilbron
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Heilbrom May 1902
Relationships
Mrs Maria Nel (Maria Sophia Magdalena )
      is the relationship unknown of Miss Hilda Benade
      is the relationship unknown of Master Stephanus Benade
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.202
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/7/1902, p.545
Title:SRC 81 Heilbron CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 81
Notes:p.015


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.