Personal Details Name: Mrs Magdelena van der Venter Maiden name: van Eeden 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: 158325 Camp History Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 16/04/1901 Date departure: 05/08/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Stock into camp: no stock Tent number: RT 73 / 206 Notes: Note: Sent into Town sick [date obscure], sent to camp convalescent 07/05/1901 Farm History Name: Mahemsvlei / Maheuisvlei District: Potchefstroom Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: on commando Notes: Jan; brother, Frans van Eeden, still fighting Relationships Mrs Magdelena van der Venter       is the mother of Master Jan Frederik van Deventer (van der Venter [DBC 75])       is the mother of Miss Ala Magdelena van der Venter       is the mother of Master Francois Jakobus van Deventer       is the Unknown of Miss Susarah van Vuuren Sources Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. V-210

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.