BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Dorothea Carolina Ruthuen
Other Names:Ruthvin; Ruthoen, Dorathea Carolina
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:6 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:This is Dorothea Carolina Ruthven, daughter of Willem Barend and Martha Jacoba. Her farm History is entered as "Langkloof" as well as "Grysappel". Perhaps the researchers saw this as a double entry, confusing her with the other Dorothea Charlotta Aletta Gertruida Ruthven (ID: 37765), daughter of David Daniel and Susara Margaretha from "Grijsappel", district Zoutpansberg. The latter Dorothea died in the Pietersburg camp.
Unique ID:17913
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Farm History
Name:Langkloof
District:Middelburg
Name:Grysappel
District:Zoutpansberg
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.352
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.352
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:24/7/1901, p.1211
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:7/8/1901, p.1257
Title:Informants
Notes:

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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.