BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Petronella Fredericka van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011106
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:54 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:labourer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:22166
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Age departure:54
Date departure:07/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:Taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1443
Farm History
Name:Grootplaats
District:Bloemhof
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Pieter Daniel; son, Johs Adriaan, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Petronella Fredericka van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Petronella van Zyl (Smith, Petronella F [DBC 160])
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.486
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1687
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. Z-233


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.