BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Elizabetha Steyn
Other Names:Mrs Jacobus Johannes Hercules
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:62188
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:13/12/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:873
Notes:RT 873
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:05/03/1902
Date departure:01/09/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:farm
Tent number:2071/ Block C
Farm History
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:Jacobus Johannes Hercules Steyn self: sent in by Col McKenzie via Wonderfontein, 12/12/1901
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Elizabetha Steyn (Mrs Jacobus Johannes Hercules)
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Elizabeth Susanna Steyn (Magdalena Elisabeth)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Johannes Hercules Steyn (Jacobus Johannes)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Jacoba Steyn
      is the mother of Master Diedrik Johannes Steyn (Diederik Jacobus)
      is the mother of Miss Diedrik Johannes Steyn
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 12
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0873
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.