BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabeth van Wyk
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:158719
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1379
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:18/09/1901
Date arrival:from Klerksdorp
Date departure:14/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:301
Farm History
Name:Klippan / Kleyppan
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:owns farm, 3000 acres
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later prisoner
Notes:Nicolas Erasmus; no other relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabeth van Wyk
      is the Unknown of Miss Nellie Foster
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. W-225
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 162


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.