Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Petronella Pretorius Maiden name: Bloem Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: widowed Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 156799 Camp History Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 28 Date arrival: 23/08/1901 Date departure: 13/11/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Stock into camp: taken by English; no receipt Tent number: RT 327 / 220 / 1284 Farm History Name: Rietfontein District: Lichtenburg Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: dead Notes: Jacob Adriaan; brother, Albertus Johannes Bloem, still fighting Relationships Mrs Maria Petronella Pretorius       is the mother of Master Petrus Pretorius       is the mother of Master Carel Pretorius       is the mother of Master Jacob Pretorius       is the Unknown of Mr Rudolf Pieterse Sources Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. P-153

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.