BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Christina Gertruida Riekaart
Other Names:Rickert; Mrs Petrus Johannes
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:22 years 10 months 27 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:peritonitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:61766
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:23/09/1901
Age departure:22
Date departure:05/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:573
Notes:RT 573
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Farm History
Name:Rietfontein 57
District:Pretoria
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein / Roetfontein
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: came from Irene Station, 20/9/1901
Relationships
Mrs Johanna Christina Gertruida Riekaart (Rickert; Mrs Petrus Johannes)
      is the mother of Master Willem Mathebus Johannes Riekaart
      is the mother of Master Willem Mattheus Riekaart (Rickert)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.337
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0573
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:R 07
Title:TKP 104 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 104
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:11/7/1902, p.1062


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.