BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Magdalena Wilhelmina Bester
Other Names:Magdalena
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:52620
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:68
Age arrival:66 years
Date arrival:20/04/1901
Date arrival:18/4/1901
Date departure:09/07/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Mamemo / Mamino / Manumani / Marmina
Town:Moroka [Morrocco]
District:Thaba 'Nchu
Notes:1200 morgen
Relationships
Mrs Magdalena Wilhelmina Bester (Magdalena)
      is the grandmother of Miss Elizabeth J J Pretorius (Elizabeth)
      is the grandmother of Miss Magdalena Wilhelmina Pretorius (Magdal)
      is the grandmother of Miss Cornelia Pretorius (Cornel A C Joh)
      is the grandmother of Master Daniel Petrus Pretorius (Daniel)
      is the grandmother of Miss Wilhelmina J Pretorius (Willemina)
      is the grandmother of Master Hendrik Bester Pretorius (Hend Bester; Hendrik)
      is the grandmother of Miss Jacomina Johanna Pretorius
      is the daughter of Miss Maria Bester
      is the Mother in law of Mrs Johanna Gerhard Bester
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:55
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.174


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.