BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Aletta Steyn
Other Names:Hester Alletta
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:housewife
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:114088
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:62
Date arrival:25/06/1901
Date departure:19/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:T 254 L1
Notes:*
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:62
Date arrival:22/11/1901
Tent number:577
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
District:Lydenburg
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Type:On Commando
Notes:Johannes Philipus Steyn 45
Relationships
Mrs Hester Aletta Steyn (Hester Alletta)
      is the wife of Mr Johannes Philippus Steyn (Johannes Phillippus)
      is the mother of Miss Jacomina Frederika M Steyn (Jacobmina Maria; Jacobmina Fredia)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Elizabeth Steyn (Anna Maria)
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.101
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.087


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.