BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Steyn
Other Names:Mrs Hermanus Johannes Petrus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:84494
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:20/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 1078
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:20/08/1901
Stock into camp:yes
Tent number:359
Farm History
Name:Groenvallei / Groenvlei
District:Carolina
Notes:own a portion
Relationships
Mrs Maria Steyn (Mrs Hermanus Johannes Petrus)
      is the mother of Mr Hermanus Johannes Steyn
      is the mother of Master Philippus Petrus Steyn
      is the mother of Master Willem Andries Johannes Steyn (Andries Willem)
      is the mother of Master Gerhardus Jacobus Steyn
      is the mother of Miss Anna Dorothea Steyn (Anna Dorothy)
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Francina Steyn
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 234
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.058


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.