BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Marita Johanna Botha
Other Names:Mrs Petrus Christian
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:59104
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:16/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:40
Notes:RT 40
Name:Middelburg RC
Age departure:33
Date departure:02/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:19/10/1901
Date departure:03/09/1902
Destination:Balmoral, A2316/02
Tent number:737
Notes:The register says they came from Pretoria
Farm History
Name:Rooipoort
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property; house on farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Marita Johanna Botha (Mrs Petrus Christian)
      is the mother of Miss Gertruida Elizabetha Botha (Gertruda Elizabetha; Gertrude Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Katrina Maria Botha (Anna Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Jocena Johanna Botha (Magdelena Josena)
      is the mother of Master Petrus Christian Botha
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Johanna Botha
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0040
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 02
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p.012


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.