BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Catrina Gertruida Swanepoel
Other Names:M
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:52 years 11 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:arteriosclerosis & apoplexy
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:53038
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Age departure:52
Date departure:13/05/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Swanepoel family
Town:Rouxville
Name:Waterloo
District:Rouxville
Relationships
Mrs Maria Catrina Gertruida Swanepoel (M)
      is the wife of Mr C Swanepoel
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.295
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:23/5/1902, p.320
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:47


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.