BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Maria Elizabeth Carolina Booyens
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:2 years 2 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:97061
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:21/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Booyens family
Town:Potchefstroom
Name:Nieuwaanleg / Nieuweaanligt
District:Hoopstad
Notes:Nieuwaanleg
Relationships
Miss Maria Elizabeth Carolina Booyens
      is the daughter of Mrs Maria Elizabeth Carolina Booyens (Boyens, Booysens)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.28
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:31/1/1902, p.91
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.263 (108)


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.