BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Aletta Duckworth
Maiden name:Coetzee
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:153726
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:25/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 1063
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:28/03/1902
Date departure:24/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Klerksdorp RC
Tent number:RT 13 / 911
Notes:

Note in red: 'Given up as living in Transvaal, actually belongs to Boshoff OR Colony'.

Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:29/07/1902
Date departure:Aug 1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Tent number:RT 2357
Farm History
Name:Strydfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:in Boer hospital
Notes:

Frederik Seacat; also fighting is brother Abel Coetzee

DBC 153: on commando

Relationships
Mrs Maria Aletta Duckworth
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Duckworth (Susanna Magdalena [DBC 153])
      is the mother of Miss Anna Duckworth (Anna Elizabeth Christina [DBC 153])
      is the mother of Master Fredrik Duckworth (Frederick Samuel [DBC 153])
      is the mother of Miss Margaretha Aletta Duckworth (Maria A; Maria [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Roda A E Duckworth (Rhodie [DBC 75])
      is the wife of Mr Frederick Secat Duckworth
      is the stepmother of Miss Jacoba Duckworth (Otter [possibly])
      is the stepmother of Miss Sophia Duckworth (Otter [possibly])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. D-037; D-040

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

p. 003

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.