BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Dorethea Regina Maria van Niekerk
Other Names:Dorothy Regina; Dorethia Regina Maria
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:18 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:70654
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:18
Age arrival:19 years
Date arrival:25/06/1901
Date departure:18/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:T 248 J10
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:22/11/1901
Age departure:18
Date departure:02/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:579
Farm History
Name:Driekop
District:Belfast
Name:Waaikraal
District:Carolina
Name:Driekop
District:Carolina
Relationships
Miss Dorethea Regina Maria van Niekerk (Dorothy Regina; Dorethia Regina Maria)
      is the daughter of Mrs Dorethea Regina van Niekerk (Dorothy Regina)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.264; VK
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.101
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:25/4/1902, p.555
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.