Personal Details Name: Mrs Isabella Elizabetha Marx Maiden name: Bester Born in camp? No Date death: 19020502 Place of death: Mafeking RC Age died: 28 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: pneumonia Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Unique ID: 66574 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 25 Date arrival: 15/07/1901 Age departure: 28 Date departure: 02/05/1902 Reason departure: death Tent number: T 28 C Farm History Name: Cijferfontein / Cyferfontein / Cypherfontein / Cyverfontein / Seeferfontein District: Rustenburg Notes: 3 erven Status of Husband Type: On Commando Sources Title: RS 26 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 26 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.231 Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 160 Title: TKP 104 Tvl Government Gazette Type: Transvaal Government Gazette Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: TKP 104 Dates: Jul-Dec 1901 Notes: 8/8/1902, p.1252

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