BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Esther Kruger
Other Names:Hester Susanna
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Norvals Pont RC
Age died:30 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:43030
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:27/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Name:Bethulie RC
Date arrival:31/7/1902
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:27/09/1901
Age departure:33
Date departure:15/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kabusie RC
Name:Kabusie RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:16/05/1902
Date departure:31/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Farm History
Name:Middelfontein
District:Bethulie
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Esther Kruger (Hester Susanna )
      is the mother of Miss Maria Kruger (Marie Magdalena; Marie Magdel )
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Kruger (Magdalena Gertruida)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik Kruger (Hendrik Abram )
      is the mother of Master Johannes Kruger (Johannes Hendrik )
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:

p.159; this source appears to be incorrect; Mrs Kruger was transferred to Bethulie RC and appears to have survived the war

Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.106
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.123
Title:SRC 82 Kabusie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 82
Notes:p.051

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.