BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Aletta Katrina van Wyk
Other Names:Aletta Catharina
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:24 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & peritonitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:38762
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:01/06/1901
Date departure:09/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:439
Farm History
Name:Meyersrust
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:van Wyk family
Town:Haenertsburg
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:St Helena
Relationships
Mrs Aletta Katrina van Wyk (Aletta Catharina)
      is the mother of Miss Gertina Jeanette Jacoba van Wyk (Gertina Janetta Jacoba)
      is the mother of Master Francis Petrus van Wyk (Franz Petrus)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.482
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.204
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1724
Title:DBC 6 Pietersburg births & deaths
Type:Birth and death list
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:6
Notes:D 020


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.