BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Dorethea Regina van Niekerk
Other Names:Dorothy Regina
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:70653
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:25/06/1901
Date departure:18/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:T 248 J10
Notes:*
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:22/11/1901
Tent number:579
Farm History
Name:Waaikraal
District:Carolina
Notes:share
Name:Driekop
District:Carolina
Status of Husband
Type:deceased
Notes:Okert Tobias v Niekerk
Relationships
Mrs Dorethea Regina van Niekerk (Dorothy Regina)
      is the relationship unknown of Master Albertus Burger (Albert; Burgher)
      is the relationship unknown of Miss Dorothea Burger (Burgher, Dorethea)
      is the relationship unknown of Miss Elsie Coetzee (van Niekerk; Ellie)
      is the mother of Miss Dorethea Regina Maria van Niekerk (Dorothy Regina; Dorethia Regina Maria)
      is the mother of Master Willem Francois van Niekerk
      is the Adoptive mother of Miss Elsie Coetzee (van Niekerk; Ellie)
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.101
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.087


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.