Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Magdalena du Plooi Other Names: du Plooy Born in camp? No Place of death: Norvals Pont RC Age died: 52 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: chronic heart failure Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 43116 Camp History Name: Norvals Pont RC Age arrival: 52 Date arrival: 28/05/1901 Date departure: 05/11/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Badenhorst District: Bethulie Name: Vlakfontein District: Smithfield Name: Hadenhorst District: Bethulie Relationships Mrs Maria Magdalena du Plooi (du Plooy)       is the wife of Mr Jacobus Megill du Plooi (du Plooy) Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.236 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 15/11/1901, p.653 Title: SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: 85 Notes: p.109

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