BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Barnardina Wilhelmina Steyn
Other Names:B C W, Barnardia
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:14 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & inflammation of lungs
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:31713
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age departure:14
Date departure:17/04/1901
Date departure:17/4/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Blauwbank / Blaauwbank
Town:Ventersburg
District:Winburg
Relationships
Miss Barnardina Wilhelmina Steyn (B C W, Barnardia)
      is the daughter of Mrs Wilhelmina Catha Francina Steyn (Wilhelmina Catherina)
Sources
Title:SRC 05
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:05
Dates:Apr 1901
Notes:RC1475. 24/4/1901, List of deaths in OC refugee camps
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.287
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:26/4/1901, p.158


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.