BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Magdalena Maria Potgieter
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37617
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:17/08/1901
Date departure:18/12/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Rhenosterpoort
Tent number:1137
Farm History
Name:Palmietfontein
District:Rhenosterpoort
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:8/12/1901: returned
Relationships
Mrs Martha Magdalena Maria Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Paul Stephanus Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Michael Frederick Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Gert Diedrick Johannes Potgieter
      is the mother of Master Gert Hendrik Potgieter
      is the employer of Mr kafir Potgieter
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.149


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.