BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Magdalina van Zyl
Other Names:van Zijl
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:151760
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:17/07/1901
Age departure:36
Date departure:30/10/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 415. BC/1; RT 486, I 9
Notes:Saaiman living in same tent, entd page 361.
Farm History
Name:Langspruit / Longspruit
District:Vrede
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Martinus Wilhelm self from Vrede
Relationships
Mrs Martha Magdalina van Zyl (van Zijl)
      is the wife of Mr Marthinus Willem van Zyl
      is the unknown of Mrs Cornelia Sus Gertruida Swart (Cornelia Susana Gertruida)
      is the mother of Miss Maghrita Christina van Zijl
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Maghrita van Zijl (Elizabeth Magritha )
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.Z 485
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.Z 109


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.