BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Martha Margritha Delport
Other Names:Martha Margaretha
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011014
Place of death:Mafeking RC
Age died:1 years 10 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:influenza & bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:64335
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:1
Date departure:14/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:301
Farm History
Name:Vlakhoek / Flakhoek
District:Rustenburg
Illness
Reason:influenza & bronchitis
Description:last attended: 11/10/1901 duration of illness: 1 month
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Miss Martha Margritha Delport (Martha Margaretha)
      is the daughter of Mrs Jacoba Elizabeth Delport
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.93
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 41
Title:DBC 159 Mafeking DL
Type:Death certificates
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 159
Dates:12/10/1901-
Notes:2_396


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.