Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Somers Other Names: M Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 50476 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Age arrival: 45 Age arrival: 46 years Date arrival: 11/07/1901 Date arrival: 9/7/1901 Date departure: 09/12/1902 Reason departure: 1 M R Destination: farm Farm History Name: Fonteintje District: Bloemfontein Notes: 400 morgen Status of Husband Type: unknown Relationships Mrs Maria Somers (M)       is the mother of Master Jacobus J Somers (Jacob)       is the mother of Miss Gertruda Somers (Trina E)       is the mother of Miss Maria Somers (Mar)       is the mother of Miss Sarah Somers (Sar E)       is the mother of Master Andries P Somers (Andries)       is the unknown relationship of Chris Somers       is the Mother of Mr Robert Hawerd Somers       is the Mother of Miss Christina Gertruida Somers (Sommers, Chra Johanna) Sources Title: SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 70 Notes: 227 Title: SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 71 Notes: p.182

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.