BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magdalena Groewe
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:172705
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:05/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Balmoral
Tent number:272. See folio 110; 272 / 995
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:Vlakfontein
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Frederick Albertus
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magdalena Groewe
      is the mother of Master Cornelis Ignatius Groewe
      is the mother of Master Frederick Albertus Groewe
      is the mother of Master Nicolaas Petrus Groewe
      is the mother of Miss Hester Susanna Groewe
      is the wife of Mr Frederick Albertus Grove (Groewe)
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 35
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 335


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.