BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Louisa Catharina Wilhelmina E van Zijl
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:20 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:72670
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:14/08/1901
Date departure:26/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Koppiesfontein / Kopjesfontein
District:Boshof
Relationships
Miss Louisa Catharina Wilhelmina E van Zijl
      is the daughter of Mrs Jacomina Elizabeth van Zijl (Pieter)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.354
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.354
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/3/1902, p.189
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.040a, p.123a


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.