BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Elizabeth Herbst
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:35 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteritis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:74902
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:06/07/1901
Date departure:05/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2449, 2453, 3827
Farm History
Name:Rustentreur
District:Boshof
Name:Herbst family
Town:Bloemfontein
Name:Kustenkeur
District:Boshof
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Elizabeth Herbst
      is the wife of Mr William Jacobus Jn Herbst
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.120
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:220/12/1901, p.743
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.069a


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.