BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Carolina van Zijl
Other Names:Catrina Maria
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:158908
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; receipt for part
Tent number:RT 972
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:16/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:620. See folio 117
Farm History
Name:van Zyl / van Zijl family
Town:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Johannes Abram; no other relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs Carolina van Zijl (Catrina Maria)
      is the mother of Master Petrus van Zijl (Petrus Daniel Jacobus)
      is the wife of Mr Johannes van Zijl
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. Z-233
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 81


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.