BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elizabeth Catherina van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:25 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:76686
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:14/07/1901
Date departure:05/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:yes
Tent number:3073
Farm History
Name:Bultfontein
District:Hoopstad
Name:van Zyl family
Town:Kroonstad
Name:Bultfontein
District:Hoopstad
Notes:3230m
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Elizabeth Catherina van Zyl
      is the mother of Master Pieter van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Marian Queen van Zyl
      is the mother of Miss Wiidsche van Zyl
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.352
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:16/8/1901, p.407
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.181a


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.