BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Carolina Nortje
Other Names:Norte [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Age died:25 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:14987
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Age departure:25
Date departure:04/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt for part
Tent number:RT 942
Farm History
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Marico
Name:Wonderfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Daniel Johannes; no other relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Maria Carolina Nortje (Norte [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Master Johannes Christoffel Nortje (Norte, Johannes [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Maria Carolina Nortje (Norte, Maria [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.269
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:17/1/1902, p.61
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-129

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.