BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magritha Elizabeth Steenkamp
Other Names:Petrus Johannes Dirkus; Mrs Petrus Johannes Dirkse
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:61947
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:30/09/1901
Date departure:14/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:608
Notes:RT 608
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:15/03/1902
Tent number:2062/ Block F
Farm History
Name:Kliprivier
District:Lydenburg
Notes:share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: taken by natives & handed over to o/c Lydenburg, sent via Machadodorp, 30/9/1901
Relationships
Mrs Magritha Elizabeth Steenkamp (Petrus Johannes Dirkus; Mrs Petrus Johannes Dirkse)
      is the wife of Mr Petrus Johannes Dirkse Steenkamp
      is the mother of Miss Elisabetha Francena Steenkamp (Elizabetha Francena)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Christina Steenkamp
      is the mother of Miss Margretha Elisabeth Steenkamp (Margretha Elizabeth; Magritha Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Susannah Steenkamp (Elsje Susanna)
      is the mother of Miss Magretha Aletta Christina Steenkamp
      is the mother of Master David Johannes Steenkamp
      is the mother of Miss Margretha Maria Steenkamp (Magaretha Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Petronella M C Steenkamp
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 04
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0608
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 526


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.