BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Mieta C du Plessis
Other Names:Martha Cecilia; Mieta Cecilia [DBC 75, DBC 77]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010902
Age died:10 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Bechuanaland
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:34300
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:27/06/1901
Age departure:12
Date departure:02/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 109 / 782
Farm History
Name:du Plessis family
District:Bechuanaland
Name:Makstruisvogel
District:Vredefort
Relationships
Miss Mieta C du Plessis (Martha Cecilia; Mieta Cecilia [DBC 75, DBC 77])
      is the daughter of Mrs Johanna Magaritha du Plessis
Sources
Title:RS 31 Cape & Natal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 31
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.11
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1460
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. P-149
Title:DBC 77
Type:Klerksdorp Register of Deaths
Notes:p. 01


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.