BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magdalena Elizabeth Botha
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:34898
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:01/06/1901
Date departure:16/10/1902
Reason departure:IMR
Destination:Haasfontein
Stock into camp:31 cattle, 87 goats
Tent number:RT 418
Farm History
Name:Hansfontein
District:Low country
Notes:owns entire farm+part share in other farms[illeg]
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:25/9/1902: returned from St Helena
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magdalena Elizabeth Botha
      is the mother of Miss Susana Jacoba Hendrina Botha (Susanna Jacoba Hendrika)
      is the mother of Master Ockert Jacobus Botha
      is the mother of Master x Hendrik Willem Botha
      is the mother of Master Frederick John Hendrik Botha (Frederik Jan Hendrik)
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.218
Title:Informants
Notes:

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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.