Personal Details Name: Mrs Margeritha Johanna Rootman Born in camp? No Date death: 19011007 Age died: 33 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: measles & meningitis Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Unique ID: 67964 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 20/11/1900 Age departure: 33 Date departure: 07/10/1901 Reason departure: death Tent number: T 46F C Farm History Name: Grootfontein District: Lichtenburg Illness Reason: measles & meningitis Description: last attended: 6/10/1901 duration of illness: 10 days died 2.30 pm Out patient: Yes Relationships Mrs Margeritha Johanna Rootman       is the wife of Mr Lourenz Johannes Rootman Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 222 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 - may be some confusion with Mrs Roodman d. 4/10/1901 Title: DBC 159 Mafeking DL Type: Death certificates Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 159 Dates: 12/10/1901- Notes: 299

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