BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Aletta Katarina Theunissen
Other Names:Aletta Catherina [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010907
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:12 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:gastric ulcer, perforation, peritonitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:19937
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:16/05/1901
Age departure:12
Date departure:09/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 418
Farm History
Name:Witpoort
District:Lichtenburg
Relationships
Miss Aletta Katarina Theunissen (Aletta Catherina [DBC 75])
      is the daughter of Mrs Sophia Hendrina Theunissen
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.417
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1460
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. T-188


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.