BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sophia Aletta Louw
Other Names:Lowe, Sophia Heletta
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
Notes:

* Additional property: Farm Bultfontein, & Kookfontein, house, store & 3 buildings

Unique ID:66175
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Date departure:01/10/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Durban
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:37
Date arrival:19/02/1901
Date arrival:from Mafeking
Date departure:01/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Mafeking
Tent number:675
Notes:Date of arrival is unclear
Farm History
Name:Bultfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:owner of 1/2; *
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:David Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Sophia Aletta Louw (Lowe, Sophia Heletta)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Aletta Louw (Lowe)
      is the mother of Miss Sophia Aletta Louw (Lowe)
      is the mother of Master Ocker Jacobus Louw (Lowe)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Daniel Louw (Lowe, Jacobus Frederick)
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Hendrina Louw (Lowe)
      is the mother of Master Jan Johannes Louw
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Johina Margritha Oosthuizen
      is the wife of Mr David Jacobus Lowe
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 142
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 92

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.