BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Margritha Ger Botha
Other Names:Margrita Gertruida
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:British subject
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:161357
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:12
Age arrival:15 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:14/11/1902
Date departure:20/12/1902
Destination:Standerton RC
Name:Standerton RC
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:19/04/1902
Date departure:12/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:757 / 2779
Farm History
Name:Buffell Hoogte / Buffelhoogte / Buffelshoogte
Town:Bremersdorp
District:Swaziland
Relationships
Miss Margritha Ger Botha (Margrita Gertruida)
      is the sister of Master Rudolph P Botha (Rudolf Philipus)
      is the sister of Master Theunis Ger Botha (Theunis Gerhardes)
      is the sister of Master Andries Jacs Botha (Andries Jacobus)
      is the daughter of Mr Hermanus Jacobus Botha
      is the daughter of Mrs Maria Elizabetha Botha
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. B-049
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. B 252-3
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 97
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 99


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.