BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Elizabetha Cathrina Nel
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97266
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:16/06/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Kroonstad RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Middelwater
District:Kroonstad
Notes:600m
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Relationships
Mrs Maria Elizabetha Cathrina Nel
      is the mother of Master David Schalk Nel
      is the mother of Master Frederick Petrus Nel
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Johannes Albertus Nel
      is the mother of Master Lampertus Petrus Nel (Lambertus)
      is the mother of Master Lampertus Petrus Nel (Lambertus)
      is the mother of Miss Martha Susannah Christina Nel
      is the mother of Master Pieter Willem Adrian Nel
      is the mother of Master Johannes Hendrik Nel
      is the unknown of Master Adrian Wilhlem Pieter Schikkerling (Nel)
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.283 (118) - the second source gives her age as 15 which seems unlikely; a daughter, not on the other page?


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.