BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maghrita Elizabeth Steyn
Other Names:Steijn; Mrs Barend Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:61962
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:17/10/1901
Date departure:17/03/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Standerton
Tent number:674
Notes:RT 674
*
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 721, V 15, U 16
Farm History
Name:Kuilfontein
District:Ermelo
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: sent in by Col Benson's column via Middelburg, 16/10/1901
Relationships
Mrs Maghrita Elizabeth Steyn (Steijn; Mrs Barend Jacobus)
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Margretha Steyn (Steijn; Magdalena Maghrita )
      is the mother of Miss Maria Elisabeth Steyn (Steijn; Maria Elizabetha )
      is the mother of Miss Margretha Elisabeth Steyn (Steijn)
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Gertruda Steyn (Steijn; Cornelia Gertruida )
      is the mother of Master Johannes Hermanus Steyn (Steijn)
      is the mother of Master Barend Jacobus Steyn (Steijn)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Susanah Steyn (Steijn; Anna Susanna )
      is the mother of Miss Katrina Elisabetha Steyn (Steijn; Catherina Francina )
      is the mother of Master Hermanus Theodorus Steyn (Steijn)
      is the mother of Miss Maghrita Elizabetha Steyn
      is the wife of Mr Barend Jacobus Steyn
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0674
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 04
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.S 366


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.