Personal Details Name: Mrs Hester Aletta J van Niekerk Other Names: Hester Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 52472 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Age arrival: 23 Age arrival: 24 years Date arrival: 31/05/1901 Date arrival: 30/3/1901 Date departure: 28/08/1902 Reason departure: 1 M R Destination: farm Farm History Name: Mooirand Town: Moroka [Morrocco] District: Thaba 'Nchu Notes: 600 morgen Status of Husband Type: POW Notes: Simonstown Relationships Mrs Hester Aletta J van Niekerk (Hester)       is the mother of Miss Susanna C van Niekerk (Katie)       is the mother of Master Christiaan van Niekerk       is the unknown of Miss Francina B Snyman (Francina)       is the Mother of Master Jacobus Wilhelmus van Niekerk Sources Title: SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 70 Notes: 48 Title: SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 71 Notes: p.194

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.