BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs M S Steyn
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Notes:10/4/1901: wife of J F Steyn, pow
Unique ID:669
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Notes:10/4/1901: Request from her mother, Mrs BM Pretorius, Bloemfontein, that her daughter at Norvals Pont be allowed to join her;
13/4/1901: CSRC in reply: that there was an outbreak of scarlet fever at Norvals Pont and she can't leave; suggests renewing application once the camp is free of disease.
Farm History
Name:Klein Klipkraal
District:Bloemfontein
Sources
Title:SRC 05
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:05
Dates:Apr 1901
Notes:RC1238, Mrs BM Pretorius to JG Fraser, Bloemfontein and related correspondence


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.