Personal Details Name: Mrs Rachel C G E van Niekerk Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Cape Colony Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 168144 Camp History Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 41 Date arrival: 11/01/1902 Tent number: 380 Notes: captured by Capt Keely and sent in, undesirable Farm History Name: Doornlaagte District: Vryburg Notes: 3000 morgen Status of Husband Type: on commando Notes: L C F van Niekerk, under van der Merwe Relationships Mrs Rachel C G E van Niekerk       is the Unknown of Master Pieter Andreas Pietersen       is the Unknown of Miss Johanna Maria Fourie Sources Title: DBC 160 Vryburg RC Type: Camp register Notes: p. 042

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.