BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sophia Gertruda Elisabeth Steenekamp
Other Names:Susanna Elizabeth Gertruda
Maiden name:Becker
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Irene RC
Age died:63 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:debilitas
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:19128
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Farm History
Name:Bulkop
District:Rustenburg
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.391
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:15/5/1901, p.976


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.