BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susanna Hester du Plessis
Other Names:Du Pliesies, Hester S
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner or farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:101174
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:27/02/1902
Date departure:18/06/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg R C
Name:Winburg RC
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:08/01/1901
Date departure:26/02/1902
Reason departure:Transferred
Destination:Norval's Pont R C
Farm History
Name:Rietpoort
District:Bethlehem
Name:Onrecht / Onregt
District:Bethlehem
Notes:on father's farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Susanna Hester du Plessis (Du Pliesies, Hester S)
      is the unknown of Miss Lenie Botha
      is the mother of Miss Elizabeth Margaretha du Plessis (Du Pliesies, Elizabeth)
      is the mother of Master Francois Jacs C de Wet du Plessis (Du Pliesies, Francois)
      is the daughter-in-law of Mrs Margaretha du Plessis (Du Pliesies, Margt)
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.200
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.78


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.