BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruida Botha
Other Names:Mrs Johannes Jacobus
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:59353
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age departure:23
Date departure:26/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:26/08/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:428
Notes:RT 427
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:05/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:165 / 637
Farm History
Name:Boschpoort / Booschpoort
District:Lydenburg
Notes:no property, belongs to father
Name:Boschspruit
District:Lydenburg
Notes:[DBC 126]
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Johan Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Gertruida Botha (Mrs Johannes Jacobus)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Johanna Botha (Maria)
      is the wife of Mr Johannes Jacobus Botha (Johannes Jacob)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 10
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0428
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p.087
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 22


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.