BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Cornelia Margaretha Elizabeth Oosthuizen
Other Names:Erwee
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:34 years 10 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:98772
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:15/09/1901
Date departure:14/10/1901
Date departure:14 nov 1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Verbena / Verbina
District:Winburg
Notes:3000m
Status of Husband
Type:in camp, arrested
Notes:*
Relationships
Mrs Cornelia Margaretha Elizabeth Oosthuizen (Erwee)
      is the wife of Mr Salmon Johannes Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Miss Alberta Magdelena Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Margaretha Elizabeth Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Miss Hester Philippina Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Miss Izabella Johanna Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Master Jurie Johannes Oosthuizen (Jan Johs)
      is the mother of Miss Lesina Wilhelmina Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Master Wessel Johannes Oosthuizen (Oosthuisen)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Cathrina Oosthuizen
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.87
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.216
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.742
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.451 (202)


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.