BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabeth Coetzer
Other Names:Mrs Jan Petrus; Coetzee
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer or bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Two registers (Balmoral and Howick) give the surname as Coetzer, one (Belfast) gives it as Coetzee
Unique ID:59637
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:30
Age arrival:age in Balmoral RC
Date arrival:20/06/1901
Date departure:07/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred becauce of anti-English feeling
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:195
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:07/09/1901
Date departure:16/10/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:467
Notes:RT 467
Came from Belfast Camp owing to anti-English feeling.
Wife of Raad Member.
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:19/10/1901
Date departure:21/08/1902
Destination:Machadodorp
Tent number:725, 228
Farm History
Name:Sterkspruit
District:Lydenburg
Notes:half share of farm; DBC 111 - 1/4 share & two bldg
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Raad Member
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabeth Coetzer (Mrs Jan Petrus; Coetzee)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Elizabeth Coetzer (Coetzee)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Maria Adriana Coetzer (Johanna Adriana; Coetzee, Johanna Adriaan Maria)
      is the mother of Master Phillipus Jeremiah Coetzer (Philipus Jeremius; Coetzee)
      is the mother of Master Cornelius Hendrik Coetzer (Cornelius Hendrick; Coetzee)
      is the mother of Master Jan Petrus Coetzer (John Petrus; Coetzee)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Jacobus Coetzer (Coetzee)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Josephus Coetzer (Coetzee)
      is the wife of Mr John Petrus Coetzer
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:C 03
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0467
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.032
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p.035


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.