BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Margarita Petronella de Lint
Other Names:de Sint; Rachel Margarita Petronella
Maiden name:Engelbrecht
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

Her mother was Anna Catharina Mostert. MP was from an Engelbrecht family of Victoria West, the 4th child. 


(Explains why they left after camp Bethulie RC to Victoria West   (went to her parents / family) & the Childrens names from the various grandparents.) 


and inserts from DS. Luckhoff  (Woman's Endurance by Luckhoff, A. D (August D.)


Tent no 487 ? Bethulie RC


 


Saturday, August 24


 


487; Engelbrecht; Mrs. P. de Lint[9]; wonderful discovery; yet withal sad; father India; children ill; wife
broken-hearted; great rejoicing; thanksgiving for change.


 


Note 9:


([9] Pieter de Lint, an old College friend.)


 


 


CHAP. II.


Sunday, September 1
Mrs. De Lint's children are all sick; baby very bad; poor woman; am so sorry for her; Peter away in Ceylon.

Those deep rings round the eyes, which one sees all about, bear testimony to nights of watching and of


anguish in the heart. May God take pity!


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Thursday, September 5th.—Tent overhauled; floor rubbed and "smeered" (coated); very miserable,
windy day; dust; dirt; towards evening cold south winds; fear it will work havoc with the children to-night.
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The De Wets (526) sad way; so many sick; one daughter dead; two children in hospital; this afternoon baby died.


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De Lintz in great misery; gnashing teeth girlie[33] weaker.


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Saturday, September 7.—To-morrow is Sunday, and my sermons? O, the recklessness of it! I had
determined to set aside this afternoon for preparation.
Morning very busy.
Mrs. Mentz' child dead.
Hospitals; hysterical girl very bad; fear she won't pull through; others betterish; except the fever one; veryweak.
In men's ward, old Mr. Petersen dying; quite conscious; waiting on God; Ps. 23.
Another youth also very bad.
Arrangements upset; funerals this morning (seven); had to rush to overtake procession; Ps. 39, "Handbreed"
(an hand-breadth).
Found I was burying Mrs. De Lint's infant and also "she of the gnashing teeth."


 

Unique ID:89619
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:01/07/1901
Date departure:03/12/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Victoria West, CC
Farm History
Name:Stoffpoort / Stofpoort
District:Smithfield
Notes:owner
Status of Husband
Type:pow, no oath of neutrality
Notes:Petrus Ceylon
Relationships
Mrs Margarita Petronella de Lint (de Sint; Rachel Margarita Petronella )
      is the mother of Master Francois Johannes de Lint ('Frank')
      is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena de Lint ('Mimmie')
      is the mother of Miss Rachel Margarita Petronella de Lint ('Rykie')
      is the mother of Miss Anna Catrina de Lint ('Nancy')
      is the mother of Miss Classina de Lint
      is the wife of Mr Petrus Paulus de Lint (Petrus Paulus Hartog de Lint, known as Pieter)
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:22


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.