BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Dorothea Martha Maria Geldenhuys
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:4 years 11 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:72844
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:19/06/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Ruigtepoort
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Miss Dorothea Martha Maria Geldenhuys
      is the daughter of Mrs Gideon Geldenhuys
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.98
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:21/2/1902, p.151
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.047a


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.