BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Helena Josina Dorothea Coetzee
Other Names:Magdalena Josina [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020315
Age died:25 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:5033
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Age departure:25
Date departure:17/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:can't say if English took stock
Tent number:RT 769
Farm History
Name:Roodepoort / Rooipoort
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Cornelis Jacobus; 1 brother also fighting, Johannes Joachim

Relationships
Ms Helena Josina Dorothea Coetzee (Magdalena Josina [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Anna Coetzee
      is the mother of Master Cornelis Coetzee
      is the mother of Miss baby girl Coetzee (unbaptised)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.78
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:25/4/1902, p.555
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. C-027



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.