BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Dorothea Eliz du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:142191
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:07/10/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Destination:Natal
Tent number:677
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:05/02/1902
Date departure:20/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:1825 / 7078
Farm History
Name:Honingnestkrans / Honingnestkrantz / Hooningnestkrantz
District:Rustenburg
Notes:Honingnestkrans
Status
Type:widow
Relationships
Mrs Maria Dorothea Eliz du Plessis
      is the mother of Miss Hester du Plessis (Hester Magdalina)
      is the mother of Miss Petronella du Plessis (Petronella Joh)
      is the mother of Miss Gesina du Plessis (Gesina Catrina Helena)
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Catrina Helena Jeffries
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Martha Maria Jeffries
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.087b
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 173


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.