BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Elisabeth M Koester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:69898
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:25/02/1901
Date arrival:25/2/1900
Date departure:04/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Volksrust RC
Tent number:T 61 3.4D
Farm History
Name:Koester family
Town:Amsterdam
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Type:unknown
Notes:Willem Johannes Koester 1 son with father
Relationships
Mrs Elisabeth M Koester
      is the mother of Master Willem Johannes Koester
      is the mother of Master Fredrick Coenrad Koester
      is the mother of Master Balter Martinus Koester
      is the mother of Miss Petronella Koester
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.053


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.