BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Abigail Jacomina Koen
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:8 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:75202
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:06/07/1902
Date departure:08/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2500, 4443
Farm History
Name:Koen family
Town:Winburg
Name:Wilgeboom
District:Boshof
Relationships
Miss Abigail Jacomina Koen
      is the daughter of Mrs Susanna Catherina Koen (Susanna Catherina)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.149
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:17/1/1902, p.44
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.085a


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.