BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs C Cecilia Maria Venter
Maiden name:Buys
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020107
Age died:29 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:20333
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Age departure:29
Date departure:08/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 172
Farm History
Name:Sterkstroom
District:Potchefstroom
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jan Jacobus; brother, Philip Buys, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs C Cecilia Maria Venter
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Venter
      is the mother of Miss Anna Venter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.429
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.109
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-210


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.