BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Clartjes Izabella van Schyf
Other Names:van Schijf, Clartje Izabella; vdSchijff, C E, Elzobella; Klopper, Clara Isabella
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:28 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & dysenteryenteric fever & dysentery
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97434
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:26/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:van der Schijf family
Town:Ficksburg
Name:Gelukskraal
District:Hoopstad
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Relationships
Mrs Clartjes Izabella van Schyf (van Schijf, Clartje Izabella; vdSchijff, C E, Elzobella; Klopper, Clara Isabella)
      is the mother of Master Hermanus Arnoldus van Schyf (van Schijf, Hermanus; van der Schyff)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Cornelia van Schyf
      is the mother of Master Jan Hendrik van Schyf (van Schijf)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.147
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.270
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:3/1/1902, p.7
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.295 (124)


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.