BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Engela Aletta Mathysen
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:66809
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:16/09/1901
Tent number:T 50NC C
Farm History
Name:Knoffelfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:nil
Relationships
Mrs Engela Aletta Mathysen
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Aletta Mathysen
      is the mother of Miss Susanna Magdalena Mathysen
      is the mother of Miss Engela Aletta Mathysen
      is the mother of Miss Adriana Jacoba Mathysen
      is the mother of Miss Olfina Adriana Mathysen
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Cathrina Aletta Pretorius
      is the adoptive mother of Master Matheus Adrian Pretorius
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Jacoba Dorothea Johanna Pretorius
      is the adoptive mother of Master Hendrik Johannes Pretorius (Hendrik T)
      is the cares for the children of Mr Jacobus Pelzer
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 167


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.