BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Eliz W van Rooyen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes: she is probably married to one of the four van Rooyen brothers of the same farm who entered camp on 12 Jan 1901, see p.14 and 15
Unique ID:102685
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:22/09/1901
Date departure:08/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:farm
Farm History
Name:Gemsbokfontein
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Notes:Father's farm
Relationships
Mrs Hester Eliz W van Rooyen
      is the mother of child 1 van Rooyen
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.151; also p.14/15


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.