BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie Magdalena van der Walt
Other Names:Elsie; Mrs Abraham; vd Watt
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:55 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:40990
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:26/11/1900
Date departure:07/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg R C
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Age departure:55
Date departure:19/11/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Gansgat
Town:Colesburg
District:Cape Colony
Name:Du Preez Lager / Du Preezlager / Dupreezlaager / Dupreezlager / Dupreezlaagte
District:Winburg
Relationships
Mrs Elsie Magdalena van der Walt (Elsie; Mrs Abraham; vd Watt)
      is the wife of Mr Abraham van der Walt
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.337
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:29/11/1901, p.689
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.20
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.94


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.