BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria du Plooy
Other Names:W J M
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011006
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & meningitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:67655
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:2
Date departure:06/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 46A C / 16 A
Farm History
Name:du Plooy family
Town:Rustenburg
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Rustenburg
Illness
Reason:measles & meningitis
Description:last attended: 5/10/1901 duration of illness: 8 days died 4 pm
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Miss Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria du Plooy (W J M)
      is the daughter of Mrs Louisa Hendrina du Plooy
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.300
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 203
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1688
Title:DBC 159 Mafeking DL
Type:Death certificates
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 159
Dates:12/10/1901-
Notes:294


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.