BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdelina Elizabeth Coetzee
Other Names:Magdalena Elizabeth
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer, later Veld Cornet
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:153553
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 1286
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:16/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:560 / 2064
Farm History
Name:Rietvlei
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:part of Rietvlei
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Notes:

Johannes Cornelius; no other relatives fighting; family are undesirable & writing to relatives on commando

Relationships
Mrs Magdelina Elizabeth Coetzee (Magdalena Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Catharina Coetzee (Catrina Petronella)
      is the mother of Miss Minnie Coetzee (Maria Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Lenie Coetzee (Magdalena Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Christina Coetzee (Cristina Jacoba)
      is the mother of Master Pieter Coetzee (Pieter Hendrick)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. C-031

Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 72
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 134

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.