BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Amalia Carolina Geertima
Maiden name:van den Heever [partly illegib
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:school teacher
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:154335
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:16/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 975
Name:Wentworth RC
Farm History
Name:Maria
District:Nooitgedacht
Notes:owns farm, Nooitgedacht
Status of Husband
Type:pow, 24/10/1900
Notes:

Gerret; also fighting are brothers Gideon, Daniel, Christiaan & Andries van den Heever, father Andries

Relationships
Mrs Amalia Carolina Geertima
      is the mother of Master Cornelis Geertima
      is the mother of Miss Barbara Geertima
      is the mother of Master Andries Geertima
      is the mother of Master Gerret Geertima
      is the mother of Master Lukas Geertima
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. G-060

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.