BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruida Susanna Steenkamp
Born in camp? No
Age died:41 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:19090
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Date departure:28/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:25
Farm History
Name:Witkop
District:Piet Retief
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Johannes Jurgens
Relationships
Mrs Gertruida Susanna Steenkamp
      is the mother of Master Wessel Christoffel Steenkamp
      is the mother of Master Johannes Jurgens Steenkamp
      is the mother of Miss Gertruida Susanna Steenkamp
      is the mother of Master Johan Arend Steenkamp
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.389
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 003


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.