BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Miss Sophia Magritha Meyer
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011230
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:6 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pertussis & syncope
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:14180
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:22/06/1901
Age departure:6
Date departure:31/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 706
Farm History
Name:Doornpoort
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Miss Sophia Magritha Meyer
      is the daughter of Mrs Engela Elizabeth Meyer
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.246
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:24/1/1902, p.86
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-116

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.