BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Maria Dorothea Roets
Other Names:Martha M D
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:9 years 6 months 1 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:accidentally burnt to death
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:61656
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age departure:9
Date departure:03/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:9
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Age departure:9
Date departure:18/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:94
Notes:RT 94
Farm History
Name:Leeuwfontein
Town:Elands River
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Maria Dorothea Roets (Martha M D)
      is the daughter of Mrs Johannes Nicholas Rudolph Roets
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.341
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:R 01
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:1/11/1901, p.1575
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0094


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.