Personal Details Name: Mrs Maria Elizabeth van Zyl 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: 69648 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 44 Date arrival: 13/06/1901 Date arrival: Date departure: 18/06/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Zoetensmark, Bloemhoff Tent number: T B C Farm History Name: Soetensmark District: Bloemhof Notes: nil Status of Husband Type: P.O.W. Notes: Petrus Jacobus Relationships Mrs Maria Elizabeth van Zyl       is the mother of Miss Johanna van Zyl       is the mother of Miss Anna van Zyl       is the mother of Master Ferdinand van Zyl       is the mother of Master Johannes van zyl van Zyl (Johannes Benjamin)       is the mother of Miss Martha Aletta van Zyl Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 291

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.