British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Personal Details
Name:Mrs Helena Sophia Erasmus
Other Names:Barend Jacobus; Barend Erasmus; Hester Adriana
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:64 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis & heart disease
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:72923
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:08/02/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:yes
Farm History
Name:Tarentaalrand / Tarentantrand
District:Boshof
Status
Type:commando
Relation to family:husband
Notes:Barend Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Helena Sophia Erasmus (Barend Jacobus; Barend Erasmus; Hester Adriana)
      is the unknown of Mrs Henning Viljoen (Heila Magdalena Sophia)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.85
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/2/1902, p.131
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.049a, p.104a