BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helia Magdalena van Zyl
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
Unique ID:172049
Camp History
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:21/09/1901
Date arrival:from Johannesburg
Date departure:05/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:266
Farm History
Name:Boschfontein / Bosfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Hermanus
Relationships
Mrs Helia Magdalena van Zyl
      is the wife of Mr Hermanus van Zyl
Sources
Title:DBC 112 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 150


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.