BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Ms Sofia Frederika Nel
Other Names:Sophia Fredricka [DBC 109]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020127
Age died:76 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:ziekte
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Notes:

Possibly some confusion between two people - age in DBC 109, 6-017 given as 43 1/2 years

Unique ID:14676
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age departure:76
Date departure:27/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Roodekop / Rooikop
District:Utrecht
Illness
Reason:enteric fever
Date departure:27/01/1902
Out patient:Yes
Notes:Last seen: 26/01/1902 Died in hospital
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.260
Title:DBC 109 Volksrust
Type:Death certificates
Notes:4-070

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.