BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Wilhelmina Steyn
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:160569
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:20/01/1902
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 172 / 1871
Farm History
Name:Schoemansfontein
District:Klerksdorp
Notes:owns portion
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Jacobus; brothers-in-law, Douw and Franz, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Wilhelmina Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Janetta Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Maria Steyn
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Steyn
      is the mother of Master Gert Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Hermina Elizabeth Maria Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Steyn
      is the mother of Master Douw Gert Brand Steyn
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-083


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.