BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Marina Magaritha Pretorius
Other Names:Maria Magdelena [DBC 76]
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:156783
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:54
Date arrival:31/07/1901
Date departure:05/04/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Wentworth RC
Stock into camp:partly taken by English, no receipt
Tent number:RT 1223
Name:Wentworth RC
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:55
Date arrival:11/07/1902
Date arrival:came from Wentworth
Date departure:14/07/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 2206
Farm History
Name:Leeuwkop
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Notes:Jan; son-in-law, Frans Kies, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Marina Magaritha Pretorius (Maria Magdelena [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Miss Marina Pretorius (Marina Mag [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Miss Sannie Pretorius (Susanna [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Master Jan Pretorius (Johannes [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Master Andries Pretorius (Abraham A [DBC 76])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. P-152
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. P-066


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.