Personal Details Name: Mrs Aletta Sophia Bloem Born in camp? No Place of death: Kimberley RC Age died: 38 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: measles & pneumonia Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 73939 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 38 Date arrival: 28/05/1901 Date departure: 16/08/1901 Date departure: 22 aug 1901 Reason departure: death Stock into camp: no Stock out of camp: yes Farm History Name: Meyersfontein Town: Fauresmith District: Fauresmith Relationships Mrs Aletta Sophia Bloem       is the mother of Miss Aletta Sophia Bloem       is the mother of Miss Cornelia Magarietha Maria Bloem       is the mother of Master Hans Stephanus Bloem       is the mother of Master Louis Abus Bloem       is the mother of Miss Sophia Adriana Bloem       is the mother of Master Stoffel Andries Petrus Bloem Sources Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.26 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 30/8/1901, p.447 Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.009a

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.