BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elizabetha Maria Margaretha Venter
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:23 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:96713
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:10/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Kotzeevlei / Kotzesvlei / Kotzes Vley
District:Winburg
Notes:Kotzes Vley
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Elizabetha Maria Margaretha Venter
      is the mother of Miss Elizabetha Maria Margaretha Venter (Elizabeth Maria Marga)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabetha Cathrina Venter
      is the mother of Master Albertus Stephanus Venter
      is the mother of Miss Anna Christina Margaretha Venter (Anna Christina Magdalena)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.319
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:18/10/1901, p.574
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.237 (95)


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.