BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Maria Magdalena Jacoba van Niekerk
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97482
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:11/12/1901
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Johannesburg RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:07/07/1902
Date arrival:came from Johannesburg camp
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 63 / 2155
Farm History
Name:Lysterspruit
District:Klerksdorp
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Albertus Johs
Relationships
Mrs Maria Magdalena Jacoba van Niekerk
      is the mother of Master Adrian Erasmus van Niekerk
      is the mother of Master Jan Thomas van Niekerk
Sources
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.299 (126)
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. N-136


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.