BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cathrina Gesina Ferreira
Other Names:Cathrina Gezina
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:31 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:97649
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:13/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Damlaagte
District:Kroonstad
Notes:500m
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Cathrina Gesina Ferreira (Cathrina Gezina)
      is the mother of Miss Cathrina Gesina Ferreira
      is the mother of Master Jacob Johan Hendrik Ferreira
      is the mother of Master Johan Theodorus Ferreira
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Elizabeth Ferreira
      is the mother of Master Louis Johannes Ferreira
      is the unknown of Miss Dolphina Theunissina Philipina Botha (Ferreira)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.89
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.315 (134)


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.