BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Heila Marthina Booysen
Other Names:Heyla Martina
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:159439
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:11/11/1902
Date arrival:from Merebank camp
Date departure:13/11/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 402
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:13/02/1902
Date departure:06/11/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:2166 / 8402
Farm History
Name:Vaalbank
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:in camp; later pow Bermuda
Notes:Herculas Alb / Herculaas Albertus
Relationships
Mrs Heila Marthina Booysen (Heyla Martina)
      is the wife of Mr Herculas Booysen
      is the mother of Miss Magdelena S Booysen (Sus Magd)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Maria Booysen
      is the mother of Master Diderik Booysen (Diedrick Arnoldus)
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. B-022
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 76


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.