BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Adriana Erasmus
Other Names:Adriaana Christina
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020709
Age died:37 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

There are doubts about the accuracy of this death. Her husband, Jacob Rasmus Erasmus died in Wentworth camp. Johanna Adriana Erasmus died in November 1931, after remarrying, to Marthinus Nicolaas Ras in 1903.

Unique ID:126234
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:21/08/1901
Age departure:37
Date departure:06/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Tent number:RT 1781
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:09/04/1902
Age departure:37
Date departure:09/07/1902
Date departure:20/07/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:560
Farm History
Name:Buffelsfontein / Buffelfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:property 1/4 farm
Name:Vleegenpoort
Notes:owns 1/4 [rather than Buffelsftn]
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jacob Erasmus, 19/06/1902
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Adriana Erasmus (Adriaana Christina)
      is the mother of Master Wessel Cornelis Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Casper Jan Hendrik Erasmus
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.116
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. E 05
Title:DBC 66 Nylstroom CR
Type:DBC 66
Reference No.:DBC 66
Notes:p.12
Title:DBC 153 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:NASA
Reference No.:DBC 153
Notes:p.070
Title:Informants
Notes:Email, 12/07/2019

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.