Personal Details Name: Mrs Jacoba Gertruida van Niekerk Other Names: Mrs Petrus Johannes 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: 87461 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 34 Date arrival: 26/07/1901 Date departure: 18/04/1902 Destination: Wentworth, Natal Tent number: I 1477/ Block C Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 35 Date arrival: 23/04/1902 Date departure: 05/09/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Middelburg Tent number: 771 Farm History Name: Elandslaagte District: Middelburg Status of Husband Type: on commando, later deported Notes: Petrus Johannes, Age: 40 - Farmer Relationships Mrs Jacoba Gertruida van Niekerk (Mrs Petrus Johannes)       is the mother of Master Hermanus Arnoldus van Niekerk (Hermanes Arnoldus)       is the mother of Master Johannes Lodewyk van Niekerk (Johannes Lodewijk)       is the mother of Master Petrus Johannes van Niekerk       is the mother of Master Gert Andries van Niekerk (Gert Andreas)       is the mother of Miss Aletta Catharina Maria van Niekerk (Aletta Catrina Maria)       is the mother of Miss Gertruda Dorothea Susanna van Niekerk (Gertruida Susanna)       is the mother of Miss Jacoba Gertruda van Niekerk (Jacoba Gertruida) Sources Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 281 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 99

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.