BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Elsie F Steenkamp
Other Names:Elsie Francina
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:130841
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:15
Date arrival:16/01/1901
Age departure:15
Date departure:17/09/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Durban
Tent number:RT 51
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:22/09/1901
Date arrival:from Irene
Date departure:19/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:488
Farm History
Name:Beestkraal / Biestkraal / Bierkraal
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Miss Elsie F Steenkamp (Elsie Francina)
      is the daughter of Mrs Christina J Steenkamp (Christina Jacoba)
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. S 02
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 63


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.