BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Catharina M du Plessis
Other Names:Chatrina Machdalena
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Merebank RC
Age died:6 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:15867
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Farm History
Name:Zoutpansdrift
District:Johannesburg
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.294


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.