Personal Details Name: Mrs Martha Catharina Susanna Spies Maiden name: van der Merwe Born in camp? No Place of death: Middelburg RC Age died: 38 years 2 months 28 days Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: dysentery Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Unique ID: 88221 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 25/06/1901 Date departure: 15/11/1901 Reason departure: Death Tent number: Tent 166/ Ermelo camp Farm History Name: Spies family Town: Lydenburg Name: Doornbult District: Middelburg Relationships Mrs Martha Catharina Susanna Spies       is the wife of Mr Johannes Willem Godliep Spies Sources Title: RS 27 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 27 Notes: p.382 Title: TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette Type: Transvaal Government Gazette Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: TKP 102 Dates: Jul-Dec 1901 Notes: 6/12/1901, p.1723 Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 401 Title: DBC 85 Middelburg DL Type: Burial lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 85 Notes: 5_407

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.