BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Lesaye Sophia Petronella Venter
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:25 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:92257
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:17/06/1901
Age departure:24
Date departure:06/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Goede Hoop / Goedehoop / Goedhoop
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Mrs Lesaye Sophia Petronella Venter
      is the wife of Mr Hendrik Bernardus Venter
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.311
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:13/9/1901, p.495
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.131


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.