BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Margareta Jacoba Potgieter
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37289
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:21/01/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Stock into camp:3 cows, 3 calves
Tent number:264
Name:Merebank RC
Name:Pietersburg RC
Date arrival:30/07/1902
Date departure:18/08/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Woodbush
Tent number:264
Farm History
Name:Sterkspruit
District:Woodbush
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:guide to British troops
Relationships
Mrs Margareta Jacoba Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Johannes Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Halba Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Johannes Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Philippus Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Conradus Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Wienand Potgieter
      is the mother of Miss Margaretha Potgieter
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Margaretha Potgieter
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.132


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.