BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sesana Magdalena Scholtz
Maiden name:Viljoen
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:35 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & debility
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:husband & 3 children died at Malatotsstad, Low country, early in July
Unique ID:38375
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:06/07/1901
Date departure:10/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:19 cattle, 1 horse
Tent number:889
Farm History
Name:Roodepoort
District:Krugersdorp
Notes:no property
Relationships
Mrs Sesana Magdalena Scholtz
      is the mother of Master Gerson Bosman Scholtz
      is the mother of Miss Anna Christina Scholtz
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.360
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.189
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:31/7/1901, p.1236
Title:DBC 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 66-71


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.