BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Kruger
Other Names:H S; Hester Susanna Catharina
Maiden name:Botha
Date of birth:18341203
Place of birth:Biesiesput, Bloemfontein
Born in camp? No
Date death:19210519
Place of death:Bloemfontein
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

; 1 ; Botha, Hester Susanna Catharina; b: 03 Dec 1834 at Biesiesput,near Bloemfontein; Christening: 10 May 1835 Colesburg, Free State, SouthAfrica; d: 19 May 1921 at Bloemfontein, OFS


Kruger, Francois (or Frans) Lodevicus Nicolaas; b: 04 Oct 1833 atPetrusburg; ; d: Bet. 1901 - 1902 at Rietfontein District, OFS;


2 ; Kruger, Dina Carolina; b: 20 Feb 1856 at Biesiesput, Bloemfontein


;; ....; ; De Bruin, Francois Jacobus; ; ; ..;


3 ; De Bruyn, Dina Carolina; b: 1884; ; ..;


3 ; De Bruyn, Elsie Susanna; b: 1880; ; d: 04 Feb 1900..;


3 ; De Bruyn, Frans Jacobus Jacob; b: 1894; ; ;


2 ; Kruger, Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth; b: 30 Oct 1857 at Biesiesput,Fauresmith, near Bloemfontein; ; ....;


; Van Niekerk, Rudolf Johannes; b: 16 May 1853 at Jacobsdal,Brandvlei District OFS; ; d: 15 Jun 1929..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Louis; b: 17 Jul; ; ..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Maria Adriana; b: 15 Dec; ; ..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Hester Susanna; b: 30 Aug 1877 at FauresmithDistrict, OFS; ; d: Bef. 1898 at Must have died early..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Francois Lodewicus Nicolaas; b: 19 Mar 1879 atFauresmith District, OFS; ; ..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Rudolph Johannes; b: 19 Mar 1879 at FauresmithDistrict, OFS; ; d: Bef. 1884..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Jan Albert; b: 15 Oct 1882; ; ..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Rudolf Johannes; b: 13 Jun 1884 at Koffiefontein orFauresmith District, Orange Free State, South Africa; ; d: 28 Jun 1961 at100 Faraday Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, South Africa......;


; Nel, Petrina Johanna Isabella; b: 09 Jan 1894 at Uitenhage(?); ; d: 08 Mar 1984..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth; b: circa 09 Jan 1888;; ......;


; Van Loggerenberg, Jan Nicolaas; b: 18 Apr 1887 at Jansenville,Orange Free State; ; d: 09 Jun 1950 at 5A Falck Street, Bloemfontein, FreeState, SA..;


3 ; Van Niekerk, Diederick "Dickie" Johannes; b: 06 Nov 1889 atFauresmith, Kimberley District, Orange Free State, South Africa; ; d: 23Jul 1968 at Vanderbijlpark..;


3 ; [1] Van Niekerk, Johannes "Hansie" Petrus; b: 22 Dec 1895 atBoetsap Farm,; ; ......;


; Friederika; b: circa 1895; ;


*..; 3 ; Van Niekerk, Hester Susanna; b: 07 Feb 1898 at Klippan (KlipPan), Barkly West, Cape, South Africa; ; d: 08 May 1959 at GeneralHospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa......;


; Stiglitz, Friedrich Anton Ferdinand; b: 12 Dec 1901 atStuttgart, Germany; ; d: 13 Nov 1968 at Observatory, Cape Town, WesternCape Province


2 ; Kruger, Hester Susanna; b: 30 Apr 1863 at Fauresmith District, OFS;d: 12 May 1927 at Fauresmith, OFS....;


; Van Den Berg, Petrus Johannes; b: 26 Aug 1859; ; d: 08 Jun1927 at Fauresmith, OFS..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Petrus Johannes; ; ; ..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Diederik Johannes; b: circa 1888; ; ..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Dina Carolina; b: circa 1890; ; ..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Elsie Susanna; b: circa 1890; ; ..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Dirk Pieter; b: circa 1891; ; ..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Johannes Petrus; b: circa 1892; ; d: 26 Oct 1901..;


3 ; Van Den Berg, Francois Johannes Jacobus; b: circa 1893; ;


; 2 ; Kruger, Francois Lodewikus Nicolaas; b: 19 Oct 1865 at FauresmithDistrict, OFS; ; ....;


; Francina; b: circa 1877; ; d: 14 Aug 1902;


2 ; Kruger, Johannes Petrus; b: 16 Apr 1868 at Fauresmith District,OFS; ; ;


2 ; Kruger, Diederik Johannes; b: circa 1873 at Fauresmith District,OFS; ; d: at Mooigenoeg, District, OFS....;


; Botha, Maria Elizabeth; b: circa 1871 at Rietfontein, FauresmithDistrict; ; ..;


3 ; Kruger, Francois Lodewikus Nicolaas; b: 27 Sep 1891 at NG Kerk,Fauresmith, Orange Free State; ; d: 22 Oct 1918 at Died at his father'sFarm, Rietfontein, Fauresmith..;


3 ; Kruger, Hendrina Johanna; b: 04 Mar 1893 near Petrusburg, OFS;; d: Bef. 22 Oct 1918..;


3 ; Kruger, Willem Christiaan; b: 17 Apr 1895 near Petrusburg, OFS;; d: 25 Aug 1901..;


3 ; Kruger, Diederik Johannes; b: 07 May 1896 near Petrusburg, OFS;; ..;


3 ; Kruger, Hester Susanna; b: 12 May 1899 near Petrusburg, OFS; ;..;


3 ; Kruger, Maria Elizabeth; b: 09 Nov 1903 near Petrusburg, OFS; ;..;


3 ; Kruger, Dina Carolina; b: 06 Oct 1905 near Petrusburg, OFS; ; ..;


3 ; Kruger, Willem Christiaan; b: 14 Aug 1908 near Petrusburg, OFS;; ..;


3 ; Kruger, Cornelia Johanna; b: 27 Nov 1910 near Petrusburg, OFS;; ..;


3 ; Kruger, Catharina Johanna; b: 11 Nov 1912 near Petrusburg, OFS;; ;


2 ; Kruger, Maria Magdalena; b: circa 09 Feb 1874 at Biesiesput,District Fauresmith, OFS; ; d: 27 Sep 1894 at Mooigenoeg District,Fauresmith - at the house of her father, District Fauresmith, OFS....


Brits, Rudolf Andries; ; ; ..;


3 ; Brits, Francois Lodewicus Nicholaas; b: circa Apr 1894;

Unique ID:108174
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:67
Age arrival:68 years
Date arrival:14/08/1901
Date departure:25/08/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Pretorius St, Pretoria
Farm History
Name:Klippan
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Mrs Hester Kruger (H S; Hester Susanna Catharina)
      is the Grandmother of Master Frans Ludovicus Kruger (P Z N; P L N)
      is the Grandmother of Ms Francina Kruger
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.171
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.128
Title:Informants
Notes:

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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.