BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Marie Magdalena du Plessis
Other Names:Maria Magdalena
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:12 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:89739
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:21/10/1901
Date departure:01/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Kareepoort
District:Smithfield
Name:Oudefontein
District:Rouxville
Notes:father-in-law's farm
Status of Father
Type:Bloemfontein gaol
Notes:Tobias, formerly pow, joined DMP
Relationships
Miss Marie Magdalena du Plessis (Maria Magdalena)
      is the sister of Miss Sophia Elizabeth du Plessis
      is the sister of Master Francois Philipus du Plessis
      is the sister of Miss Nicolasina Johanna du Plessis
      is the sister of Miss Cornelia Marie du Plessis (Cornelia Maria)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.231
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/2/1901, p.112
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:26


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.