BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Cornelia de Wet
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010917
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:37 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:21823
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:16/08/1901
Date arrival:sent from Krugersdorp
Age departure:37
Date departure:18/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 315 / 202 / 250 / 1236
Farm History
Name:Buffelsvlei
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Theunis Jacobus; no other relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Cornelia de Wet
      is the mother of Master Theunis de Wet
      is the mother of Master Willem de Wet
      is the wife of Mr Theunis Jacobus de Wet
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.475
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. W-223


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.