BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Maria Elizabeth Magaretha Nortje
Other Names:Maria Elizabeth Magdalena; J Marg
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:18 years 17 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:82586
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:27/04/1901
Age departure:18
Date departure:08/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:II 201
Farm History
Name:Boesmanspan / Bosmanspan
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Miss Maria Elizabeth Magaretha Nortje (Maria Elizabeth Magdalena; J Marg)
      is the daughter of Mrs Daniel Johannes Gerhardus Nortje
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.269
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:17/1/1902, p.63
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 151


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.