BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Elizabeth Booyse
Other Names:Booysens
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020824
Place of death:Mafeking RC
Age died:52 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:63822
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Age departure:52
Date departure:24/08/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 163 C
Farm History
Name:Rietvallei / Rietvlei
Town:Malopo
District:Zeerust
Notes:owner
Relationships
Mrs Martha Elizabeth Booyse (Booysens)
      is the mother of Miss Magdal Susanna Booyse
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Hendrina Booyse
      is the mother of Miss Anna Maria Booyse
      is the mother of Miss Dorothea Louisa Booyse
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.38
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 25
Title:TKP 104 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 104
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:19/9/1902, p.1369


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.