Personal Details Name: Mrs Aletta Johanna Bester Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 73764 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 52 Date arrival: 21/01/1901 Tent number: 1,1804,1800 Farm History Name: Bester family Town: Boshof Relationships Mrs Aletta Johanna Bester       is the wife of Mr Joseph Sybrand Bester Sources Title: SRC 03 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 03 Dates: Mar 1901 RC497-779 Notes: RC639, 13/3/1901, List of ORC refugees in Kimberley camp Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.003a

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.