BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Carolina Elizabeth Opperman
Other Names:Carolin Elizabeth; Carolina E; Lessing
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:17 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:tuberculosis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:79862
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:18/01/1901
Date departure:22/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 138
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:21/08/1901
Age departure:17
Date departure:06/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:394
Farm History
Name:Lessing family
Town:Lydenburg
Relationships
Miss Carolina Elizabeth Opperman (Carolin Elizabeth; Carolina E; Lessing)
      is the stepdaughter of Mr Nicolaas Gustavus Wilhelmus Lessing (Nicolas Gustavus Wilhelmus)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.281
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:11/10/1901, p.1488
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 21
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.063


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.