BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Engela Christina Catharina Spies
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:4 years 11 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:83250
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:23/05/1901
Date departure:16/07/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:II 538/ Block C
Farm History
Name:Boesmanskop / Bosmanskop / Busmanskop
District:Middelburg
Name:Bosmanshof
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Miss Engela Christina Catharina Spies
      is the daughter of Mrs David Johannes Spies
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.382
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:7/8/1901, p.1258
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 179


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.