BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Elsje Susanna Johanna Matthee
Other Names:Elsie
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:koorts
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:84324
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:28/05/1901
Destination:death
Tent number:II 985
Farm History
Name:Groenvlei
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Miss Elsje Susanna Johanna Matthee (Elsie)
      is the daughter of Mrs Hermanus Jacobus Matthee (Mathey)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.232
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 225


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.