Personal Details Name: Miss Martha de Rue Other Names: de Ru Born in camp? No Place of death: Bloemfontein RC Age died: 17 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: typhoid fever Gender: female Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 30906 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Age departure: 17 Date departure: 04/04/1901 Date departure: 4/4/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Beginsel District: Bethulie Name: de Ru family Town: Bethulie Relationships Miss Martha de Rue (de Ru)       is the Daughter of Mr Gerhardus Jeremiah de Rue Sources Title: SRC 05 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 05 Dates: Apr 1901 Notes: RC1171, List of deaths in ORC camps, April 1901 Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.264 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 12/4/1901, p.136

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