BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Petronella van Wyk
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:44 years 7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis & cardiac failure
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:77693
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:14/07/1901
Date departure:17/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:3175
Farm History
Name:van Wyk family
Town:Christiana
Name:van Wyk family
Town:Willowmore
District:Cape Colony
Name:Vaalpan
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:4000m
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:Gert Johannes
Relationships
Mrs Maria Petronella van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Elizabetha Magdalena van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Hermina Christina van Wyk
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.482
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:27/6/1902, p.485
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.268a


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.