BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Martha Catharina Cornelia Meyer
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:26 years 2 months 10 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:87295
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:07/09/1901
Date departure:05/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 1686/ Block A
Farm History
Name:Grootlaagte
District:Bethal
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Age: 30 - Farmer
Relationships
Mrs Martha Catharina Cornelia Meyer
      is the mother of Master Hermanus Nicolas Meyer
      is the mother of Miss Catharina Petronella Meyer
      is the mother of Miss Hester Maria Meyer
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.247
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:17/1/1902, p.63
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 262


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.