Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Gesnia Erasmus Other Names: Maria Gesina Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 35452 Camp History Name: Merebank RC Age arrival: 21 Date arrival: 04/12/1901 Date departure: 06/12/1902 Reason departure: to Destination: Irene Tent number: 1268 / 5111 Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 20 Date arrival: 06/08/1901 Date departure: 28/11/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Merebank RC Tent number: 1101 Farm History Name: Grysfontein Town: Marabastad District: Zoutpansberg Status of Husband Type: POW Notes: Gert Diedrik Relationships Mrs Maria Gesnia Erasmus (Maria Gesina)       is the mother of Miss Cornelia Gertruda Erasmus (Cornelia Gertruida)       is the mother of Master Petrus Francois Erasmus       is the wife of Mr Gert Diedrik Erasmus Sources Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 87 Notes: p.38 Title: DBC 126 Merebank RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 126 Notes: p. 214

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.