BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Esther Oosthuisen
Other Names:H M
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
Unique ID:115763
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:04/07/1901
Date departure:20/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:59
Date arrival:21/05/1902
Date departure:19/11/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:760/2801
Farm History
Name:Sevenfontein / Zevenfontein
District:Bethlehem
Relationships
Mrs Esther Oosthuisen (H M)
      is the mother of Miss Anna Oosthuizen
      is the mother of Miss Lettie Oosthuisen (H A)
      is the adoptive mother of Master Willem Muller (Oosthuizen, W J)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.40
Title:DBC 135 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 135
Notes:p.135


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.