BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Achenbag
Other Names:Achenbach, Maria Elizabeth
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:152763
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:74
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:08/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1374
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:75
Date arrival:09/04/1902
Date departure:15/07/1902
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:RT 391
Notes:a 684/02
Farm History
Name:Achenbach / Achenbag family
Town:Barkly West
District:Gordonia
Notes:not a landowner
Name:Cordinia
District:Griqualand West
Notes:no property; in Wentworth RC register
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Notes:

no family on commando

Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. A-002

Title:DBC 153 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:NASA
Reference No.:DBC 153
Notes:

p. 047

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.