BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Jacomina Devenhaga
Other Names:Duvenage; Mrs Gert
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:134663
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:09/07/1901
Date departure:17/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:RT 1745 T G15
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:10/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:242. See folio 109; 242 / 886
Farm History
Name:Droogefontein / Droogfontein
District:Pretoria
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Gert Diedrick Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Maria Jacomina Devenhaga (Duvenage; Mrs Gert)
      is the wife of Mr Gert Diedrick Jacobus Duvenage
      is the mother of Master Jan Devenhaga (Duvenage, Jan Hendrick)
      is the mother of Master Gert Devenhaga (Duvenage, Gert Diedrick Jacobus)
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.136
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p.031
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 192


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.