BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Sophia Margarita Venter
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:89656
Camp History
Name:Kabusie RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:16/05/1902
Date departure:13/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Tent number:A 17
Name:Bethulie RC
Date arrival:15/09/1902
Date departure:02/10/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Providence, Bethulie
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:06/07/1901
Date departure:15/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kabusie RC
Farm History
Name:Providence
District:Bethulie
Notes:owner
Status of Husband
Type:pow, no oath of neutrality
Notes:Hendrik C, Bermuda
Relationships
Mrs Hester Sophia Margarita Venter
      is the mother of Miss Martha Magdalena Johanna Maria Petronella Venter
      is the wife of Mr Hendrick Christian Venter
      is the mother of Mr Johannes Hendrick Venter
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:23
Title:SRC 82 Kabusie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 82
Notes:p.022


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.