BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Heila Margaretha Spannenberg
Other Names:Swaneberg [DBC 76]
Maiden name:Lubbe
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011211
Age died:22 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malignant jaundice
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:31527
Camp History
Name:Kroonstad RC
Age departure:22
Date departure:11/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:16/10/1901
Date departure:01/11/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Kroonstad
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1635
Farm History
Name:Welgelegen
District:Kroonstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Willem Jacobus; father Johannes ... & brother, Johannes Lubbe, still fighting
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.283
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:220/12/1901, p.743
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-080


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.