BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Gertruida Coetzer
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:173414
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:54
Date arrival:29/04/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:833 / 6102
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:54
Date arrival:22/10/1901
Date departure:no date given
Reason departure:to
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:601 / 2489
Farm History
Name:Coetzer family
Town:Pretoria
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Gert Johannes
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Gertruida Coetzer
      is the adoptive mother of Master Gert Johannes van Heerden
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 108
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 107, 136


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.