Personal Details Name: Mrs Gertruida Christina van Zijl 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: 158903 Camp History Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 48 Date arrival: 20/07/1901 Date departure: 16/04/1902 Reason departure: sent to Destination: Wentworth RC Stock into camp: taken by English; no receipt Tent number: RT 890 Farm History Name: Weltevrede District: Malopo Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: pow, 20/07/1901 Notes: Cornelis Andries; son, Marthinus Stephanus, still fighting Relationships Mrs Gertruida Christina van Zijl       is the mother of Miss Cathrina van Zijl       is the mother of Miss Anna van Zijl       is the mother of Master Pieter van Zijl       is the mother of Master Jan Adriaan H van Zyl (van Zijl)       is the mother of Master Wijnand van Zijl Sources Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. Z-233

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.