BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catrina Els
Other Names:Catharina Elizabeth; Mrs Johannes Marthinus
Maiden name:Uys
Date of birth:18680131
Place of birth:Wakkerstroom
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:81338
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:23
Age arrival:in fact she was 33
Date arrival:02/05/1901
Date departure:14/10/1901
Destination:Merebank, Natal
Tent number:II 422
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:18/10/1901
Date departure:23/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:493 / 2040
Farm History
Name:Morgenzon
District:Bethal
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Notes:

Johannes Marthinus Els

Relationships
Mrs Catrina Els (Catharina Elizabeth; Mrs Johannes Marthinus)
      is the mother of Master Nicolas Jacobus Els (Nicolaas)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Gerhardus Els
      is the mother of Master Johannes Marthinus Els
      is the stepmother of Miss Diena Magaretha van der Merwe (Dina Margaretha)
Sources
Title:Informants
Notes:

Email: 20/01/2018

Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:

p. 95

Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 211

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.