BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sesana Catrina Petronella Boetis
Other Names:Bodes, Petronella C S, Botes
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:38 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:39266
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:12/10/1901
Date departure:10/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1217
Farm History
Name:Onverwacht
District:Pietersburg
Name:Onverwacht
Town:Rhenosterpoort
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:11/1/1903: returned
Relationships
Mrs Sesana Catrina Petronella Boetis (Bodes, Petronella C S, Botes)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Sesanna Catrina Boetis
      is the mother of Master David Petrus Boetis
      is the mother of Master Petrus Jacobus Boetis
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.43
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.12
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


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.