Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria E van den Berg Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 63299 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 27/11/1900 Reason departure: left for Destination: Lobatsi Tent number: T 56 C Farm History Name: Van den Berg family Town: Jacobsdal Notes: no land Status of Husband Type: on commando Relationships Mrs Maria E van den Berg       is the adoptive mother of Master Nicolaas Jacob Rossow Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 10

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.