BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabeth van den Berg
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:172595
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:19/02/1902
Date departure:04/12/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Potchefstroom
Tent number:156. See folio 120; 156 / 606
Farm History
Name:Blesbokfontein / Blekbokfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Samuel Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabeth van den Berg
      is the mother of Master Samuel Jacobus van den Berg
      is the Unknown of Miss Magdalena Hendrina Willemse
      is the wife of Mr Samuel Jacobus van den Berg
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 21
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 87


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.