BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Anna Catherina Bloem
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011024
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:52 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:mortuus cordis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:3294
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:52
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Age departure:52
Date departure:25/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1286
Farm History
Name:Bloem family
Town:Geysdorp
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:burgher right
Status of Husband
Type:pow, 12/06/1901
Notes:Carel Johannes; son, Albertus Johannes, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Anna Catherina Bloem
      is the mother of Miss Anna C Bloem
      is the mother of Master Cornelis P Bloem (Cornelius [DBC 76])
      is the mother of Master Francois P Bloem
      is the mother of Master Charles J Bloem (Carel [DBC 76])
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.35
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 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. B-006


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.