BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magaretha Elizabeth Geldenhuis
Maiden name:du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:154309
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:27/06/1901
Date departure:29/07/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Kroonstad
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 776
Name:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:Dubbelpan
District:Kroonstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:pow, 02/01/1901
Notes:

Hendrik Jacobus; brothers, Andries, Jan and Frans du Plessis, still fighting

Relationships
Mrs Magaretha Elizabeth Geldenhuis
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Geldenhuis
      is the mother of Miss Gertruida Geldenhuis
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. G-059

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.