BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Sophia Katrina Botha
Other Names:Sophia Catherina
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:11 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:59060
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Age departure:11
Date departure:16/05/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:413
Notes:RT 413
Farm History
Name:Berg en Dal / Bergendaal / Bergendal
District:Carolina
Name:Schagen
District:Barberton
Relationships
Miss Sophia Katrina Botha (Sophia Catherina)
      is the daughter of Mrs Hermanus Jacobus Botha
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.47
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 01, B 16
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:13/6/1902, p.858
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0413


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.