BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Neilje Elizabeth Phillipina Potgieter
Other Names:Neeltje E
Maiden name:Botha
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:67 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:influenza & senile decay
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37445
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:64
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:28/06/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:711
Farm History
Name:Potgieter family
Town:Wakkerstroom
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Wakkerstroom
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns portion
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:4/10/1902: returned
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.304
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.141
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:17/7/1901, p.1175
Title:DBC 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 54-59
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:D 062


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.