BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Petronella Johanna Roberts
Other Names:Robbertse, Pieternella J
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010831
Age died:2 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:68086
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Age departure:2
Date departure:31/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:T 130M C / 406
Farm History
Name:Robbertse family
Town:Rustenburg
Name:Buisfontein
District:Rustenburg
Illness
Reason:measles & enteric fever
Description:last attended: 16/10/1901 duration of illness: 1 month
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Miss Petronella Johanna Roberts (Robbertse, Pieternella J)
      is the daughter of Mrs Martha Cathrina Roberts
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.339
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 226
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:3_483


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.