BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magrita Booysen
Other Names:Mrs Jan Jonathan
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:83253
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:04/08/1901
Date departure:14/10/1901
Destination:Merebank, Natal
Tent number:I
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:18/10/1901
Date departure:30/08/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:513 / 2117
Farm History
Name:Grootpan
District:Bethal
Status of Husband
Type:On commando
Notes:Jan Jonathan; Age: 27
Relationships
Mrs Magrita Booysen (Mrs Jan Jonathan)
      is the mother of Miss Francina Johanna Booysen
      is the mother of Miss Maria Booysen (baby)
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 26
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 179
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 58


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.