BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elsie Maria Susanna Petronella van Wyk
Other Names:Elsie Maria
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:29 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:57204
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:12/04/1901
Age departure:29
Date departure:10/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Wilgedraai
District:Wepener
Name:Bechuana / Bachuana / Batchuana / Pytchuana / Phokani / Potani / Pokanie / Patchuana / Potchuano
Town:Moroka [Morrocco]
District:Thaba 'Nchu
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Elsie Maria Susanna Petronella van Wyk (Elsie Maria)
      is the daughter of Mr Philippus Harnoldus Venter (Philip A)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.350
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:17/1/1902, p.43
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:60


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.