BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Susanna Erasmus
Maiden name:Nortje [DBC 107]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

It is not clear whether Nortje or Erasmus is her maiden name.

Unique ID:161967
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:13/12/1902
Destination:Amsterdam
Tent number:F 139
Farm History
Name:Kromdraai
District:Wakkerstroom
Name:Balmoral
District:M W Stroom / Wakkerstroom
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Susanna Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Gideon Jacobus Erasmus
      is the mother of Master Willem Petrus Erasmus (Willem Peterus [DBC 107])
      is the mother of Master Lourens Jacobus Erasmus
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Susan Erasmus
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. E-030
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. N 402-3
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 69

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.