BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Christina Aletta Steenekamp
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020209
Age died:22 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:39981
Camp History
Name:Kroonstad RC
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:25/07/1901
Date departure:29/07/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Kroonstad
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1122
Farm History
Name:Wilgeboschdrift
District:Kroonstad
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:David Johannes; brother-in-law, Johannes Albertus, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Christina Aletta Steenekamp
      is the mother of Master Johannes Steenkamp
      is the mother of Miss Susannah Steenkamp
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Cornelius Steenkamp
Sources
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/2/1902, p.131
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-075


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.