BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Matthys Gerhardus Esterhuizen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:74540
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:14/06/1901
Date departure:02/09/1902
Reason departure:discharged
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:2207,2581
Farm History
Name:Esterhaven
District:Jacobsdal
Notes:700m
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Jacobsdal
Relationships
Mr Matthys Gerhardus Esterhuizen
      is the father of Master Charles John Esterhuizen
      is the husband of Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Esterhuizen
      is the unknown of Master Pieter Lodewykus van der Hoven (Esterhuizen)
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.045a


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.