BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Catharina Lotter
Other Names:Mrs Jacob Lewis Poklenberg
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:60786
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:55
Date arrival:02/12/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:831
Notes:RT 831
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:58
Date arrival:05/03/1902
Date departure:05/04/1902
Destination:Wentworth, Natal
Tent number:2069/ Block C
Farm History
Name:Driepan
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jacob Louis Backlenberg self: sent in by Col Williams, 1/12/01
Relationships
Mrs Hester Catharina Lotter (Mrs Jacob Lewis Poklenberg)
      is the mother of Miss Hester Catherina Lotter (Hester Catharina)
      is the mother of Master Jacob Lewis Poklenberg Lotter (Jacob C P)
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0831
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:L 07
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 240


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.