BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Herculasina Wilhelmina Steyn
Other Names:Herkie Loucina
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
Notes:

There are some discrepancies in the names between the Klerksdorp and Howick camp registers, but the ages and farm name correlate.

Unique ID:157670
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt,
Tent number:RT 792
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:24/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:289
Farm History
Name:Goedgevonden
District:Ventersdorp
Notes:owns portion; one farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later prisoner
Notes:Pieter Arnoldus Cronje; brother, David van Antwerpen, brother-in-law, Frans Breedt, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Herculasina Wilhelmina Steyn (Herkie Loucina)
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Elizabeth Steyn (Catrina Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Marthinus Steyn (Jacobus Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Hermina Elizabeth Steyn
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. S-183
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 64


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.