BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Gertruida Potgieter
Other Names:Maria Gertruda
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:82903
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:10/05/1901
Date departure:19/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 772
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:21/11/1901
Tent number:567
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:63
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:01/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Newcastle
Tent number:537
Farm History
Name:Schilberlaagte / Schilverlaagte
District:Lydenburg
Name:Schurwelaagte
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:widow; family are undesirables
Relationships
Mrs Maria Gertruida Potgieter (Maria Gertruda)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Maria Potgieter
      is the mother of Miss Sarah Josina Potgieter (Sara Joscina)
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 164
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.086
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 70


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.