Magrietha Louisa Robinson

She arrived in Bethulie Boer War concentration camp, aged 3, with her mother and siblings, in winter (July) 1901 and within 5 weeks had died due to outbreak of measles at camp. (Her father was fighting for Boers and eventually prisoner of war in India)

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NG Kerk, Trompsburg, Orange Free State - Baptismal Register Entry : 2 of 1899 Margaretha Louisa Robinson Birth : 1 December 1898
Baptised : 22 January 1899 Parents : Jozef Benjamin Robinson / Martha Maria Wiesner Presiding Minister : Ds P. du Toit Baptismal Witnesses : Margaretha Louisa Wiesner / Jan Bartholomeus Lubbe Tabitha Aletta Lubbe ( nee Robinson )

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British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902

Personal Details Name: Miss Margarita Louise Robinson Born in camp? No Place of death: Bethulie RC Age died: 2 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: measles Gender: female Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 92609 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 3 Date arrival: 27/07/1901 Age departure: 3 Date departure: 03/09/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Majesfontein District: Fauresmith Relationships Miss Margarita Louise Robinson

     is the daughter of Mrs Martha Marie Robinson Sources Title:	RS 30 ORC DL Type:	Death lists Location:	National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.:	RS 30 Origin:	Goldman Notes:	p.256 Title:	Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location:	 Notes:	13/9/1901, p.491 Title:	SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type:	Camp register Location:	Free State Archives Repository Reference No.:	SRC 74 Notes:	pg.145

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Mentioned in fathers death Notice:

Name: Joseph Benjamin Robinson Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Mar 1954 Event Place: Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa Event Place (Original): Bloemfontein Additional Name 2: Age: 83 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Birthplace: Edenburg Father's Name: Robert Robinson Mother's Name: Johanna Maria Catharina Schoeman Robinson Relationship to Head of Household: Deceased Spouse's Name: Martha Maria Wiesner Robinson Additional Spouse's Name: Additional Spouse's Name:

Name of Child: Robert Robinson Name of Child: Jan Frederick Robinson (DIED 1902) Name of Child: Magrietha Louisa Robinson (DIED 1902) Name of Child: Joseph Benjamin Robinson (DIED 1902) Name of Child: Jan Frederick Robinson Name of Child: Hendrik Albertus Robinson Name of Child: Johanna Maria Catharina Robinson (Van Der Linde) Additional Name: Willem Jacobus Van Der Linde (SON IN LAW)

Digital Folder Number: 007350890 Image Number: 00100

Citing this Record "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YG-DPSZ : 8 August 2017), Hendrik Albertus Robinson in entry for Joseph Benjamin Robinson, 21 Mar 1954, Death; citing Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 007350890.