BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Catharina Adrina Orton
Other Names:Mrs John
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62404
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:02/12/1901
Date departure:21/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:821
Notes:RT 821
Name:Belfast RC
Age departure:21
Date departure:02/12/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Name:Belfast RC
Date arrival:08/06/1901
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Brugspruit
Tent number:138
Farm History
Name:Orton family
Town:Carolina
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:National Scout
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Catharina Adrina Orton (Mrs John)
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena C Orton
      is the unknown of Miss Janetta Maria Badenhorst
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0821
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:95
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.022, p.083


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.