BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Sophia van Wyk
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:builder
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:101871
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:49
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Date departure:15/09/1901
Reason departure:Transferred; Pencilled note indicates that they left camp beofre the official date given
Destination:Brandfort R C
Name:Heilbron RC
Farm History
Name:van Wyk family
Town:Ficksburg
Status of Husband
Notes:Petrus Andries, aged 42 on commando
Relationships
Mrs Hester Sophia van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Sus Fredrica van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Catha Louisa van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Sophia Hester van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Louisa Mag van Wyk
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.113


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.