Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Magdalena J van Niekerk 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 Unique ID: 67097 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 35 Date arrival: 26/08/1901 Reason departure: left for Destination: Borneo, Lichtenburg Tent number: T 90B C Farm History Name: Borneo District: Lichtenburg Notes: owner Status of Husband Type: on commando, later prisoner of war Notes: Willem Jacobus Relationships Mrs Maria Magdalena J van Niekerk       is the Unknown of Miss Alidda Susanna Alberts       is the Unknown of Miss Jacomina Dorothea Alberts       is the Unknown of Master Andries Jacobus Alberts Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 179

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.