BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cathrina Johanna van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:69680
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:57
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:15/07/1901
Date departure:08/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Knoffelfontein, Marico
Tent number:T 6A C
Farm History
Name:Knoffelfontein
District:Zeerust
Notes:nil
Relationships
Mrs Cathrina Johanna van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Johanna van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Pieter Charles van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Maria Anna Elizabeth van Zyl (Cathrina Maria)
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Maria van Zyl
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 292


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.