BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Botha
Other Names:Maria Elizabetha
Born in camp? No
Date death:06/02/1901
Place of death:Irene CR
Age died:25 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:puerperal fever & measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:124449
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:04/01/1901
Age departure:25
Date departure:06/02/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 8
Farm History
Name:Tweefontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Mrs Maria Botha (Maria Elizabetha )
      is the mother of Master Theunis Botha (Theunis Christoffel )
      is the mother of Master Matty Jac Botha (Matthys Jacobus )
      is the mother of Miss Maria Botha (Maria Isabella )
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.48
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:15/5/1901, p.976
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. B 08


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.