BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Jacoba Lyons
Other Names:H C; Lyon, Hester Jac
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:hotelkeeper
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:57870
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:43
Date arrival:20/04/1901
Date departure:28/08/1902
Reason departure:Transferred
Destination:winburg R C
Farm History
Name:Lyon / Lyons family
Town:Ficksburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:Simonstown
Relationships
Mrs Hester Jacoba Lyons (H C; Lyon, Hester Jac)
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Elizabeth Lyons (Lyon, Aletta Eliz)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Jacoba Lyons (Lyon, Hester Jac)
      is the mother of Miss Elsie Petronella Lyons (Lyon)
      is the mother of Master Willem Lyons (Lyon)
      is the mother of Master Barend Ludovicus Lyons (Barend Lodewikus; Lyon)
      is the mother of Master Johannes Theodorus Lyons (J T; Lyon, Johannes Stev)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.195
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.148
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.195


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.