BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Margaretha L Erlank
Other Names:Margrita Louisa
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:153986
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:20/12/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1827
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:615. See folio 125; 615 / 2314
Farm History
Name:Waterval
District:Krugersdorp
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Andries Step / Andries Gustaf; no other relatives fighting

Relationships
Mrs Margaretha L Erlank (Margrita Louisa)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Erlank (Jan Hendrick)
      is the mother of Master Willem J Erlank (Willem Jacobus)
      is the wife of Mr Andries Gustaf Erlank
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. E-047

Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 81
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 231

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.