BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elizabeth Magdalena Lootz
Other Names:Elizabeth M; Loots
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:30 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:typhoid fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:56324
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:14/08/1901
Age departure:30
Date departure:16/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Veelgeluk / Geluk / Veelsgeluk / Vilgenoek
District:Bloemfontein
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:St Helena
Relationships
Mrs Elizabeth Magdalena Lootz (Elizabeth M; Loots)
      is the mother of Master Paul J J Lootz (Loots, Paul)
      is the mother of Miss Martha M Lootz (Loots, Martha)
      is the mother of Master William J Lootz (Loots, Willem)
      is the mother of Miss Susanna J Lootz (Loots, Susanna)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.172
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:27/12/1901, p.755
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:301


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.