Personal Details Name: Mrs Ellie du Preez Other Names: Mrs Petrus Jacobus Born in camp? No Date death: 19011024 Age died: Died in camp? Yes Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 85002 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 23 Date arrival: 04/06/1901 Date departure: 14/10/1901 Destination: Merebank, Natal Tent number: II 709 Name: Merebank RC Age arrival: 24 Date arrival: 18/10/1901 Date departure: 24/10/1901 Reason departure: death Tent number: 511 / 2108 Farm History Name: Grootpan District: Bethal Status of Husband Type: On commando Notes: Petrus Jacobus Relationships Mrs Ellie du Preez (Mrs Petrus Jacobus)       is the mother of Master Nicolaas Johannes du Preez       is the stepmother of Miss Hester Susanna Aletta du Preez (Voster)       is the mother of Miss Catharina Aletta du Preez (Catrina)       is the mother of Miss Susanna Catharina du Preez       is the self of Mrs Ellen du Preez (Ellie)       is the mother of Master baby du Preez (kind van P J du Preez) Sources Title: DBC 83 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 83 Notes: p. 253 Title: DBC 126 Merebank RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 126 Notes: p. 162

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