BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elena Susana van Wijk
Other Names:Helena S; van Wyk, Helna Johanna
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:01/11/1902
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:49 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:nephritis & hepatitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:148899
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:05/02/1901
Age departure:49
Date departure:01/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 189, Wgn 24
Farm History
Name:Bakenlaagte
District:Bethal
Relationships
Mrs Elena Susana van Wijk (Helena S; van Wyk, Helna Johanna)
      is the wife of Mr Jacob Petrus van Wijk (van Wyk, Jacobus Petrus)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.482
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1686
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.W 132


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.