Personal Details Name: Mrs Margeritha Petronella Erasmus Other Names: Magrita Petronella Maiden name: Smith Born in camp? No Age died: 40 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: ziekte Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Natal Unique ID: 6931 Camp History Name: Merebank RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 29/09/1901 Reason departure: death Tent number: 297 / 1259 Notes: The camp register does not confirm this death, but the departure date only starts on the line below. Farm History Name: Vaalbank District: Vryheid Status of Husband Notes: Petrus Rasmus Relationships Mrs Margeritha Petronella Erasmus (Magrita Petronella)       is the mother of Miss Cornelia Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Gesiena Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Maggie Erasmus       is the mother of Miss Susara Erasmus       is the mother of Master Gert Erasmus       is the mother of Master Lucas Erasmus Sources Title: RS 25 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 25 Notes: p.113 Title: DBC 126 Merebank RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 126 Notes: p. 210

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.