Personal Details Name: Mrs Marie Elizabeth Wilhelmina Alberta Gordon Other Names: Maria Elizabeth Wilhelmina Adriana Born in camp? No Place of death: Bethulie RC Age died: 36 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: enteric fever Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 90494 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 10/10/1901 Date departure: 09/12/1901 Reason departure: Death Name: Aliwal North RC Date departure: 10/10/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Bethulie RC Farm History Name: Gordon family District: Cape Colony Name: Diepfontein / Dieppfontein / Deelfontein / Dielfontein District: Smithfield Status of Husband Type: POW Notes: Scalk Willem Wensel - died Apr 1900, Ladybrand, farm unknown Relationships Mrs Marie Elizabeth Wilhelmina Alberta Gordon (Maria Elizabeth Wilhelmina Adriana)       is the mother of Master Joseph James Gordon       is the mother of Miss Marie Elizabeth Wilhelmina Gordon       is the mother of Miss Johanna Marie Christina Gordon       is the mother of Miss Christina Susanna Gordon (Christiana Susanna)       is the mother of Miss Gertruida Aletta Gordon Sources Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.100 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 20/12/1901, p.740 Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: 60

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