BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Martha A Erasmus
Other Names:Hester Martha Aletta
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:126297
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:20/09/1901
Age departure:5
Date departure:06/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Tent number:RT 1913
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:09/04/1902
Date departure:12/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:541
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:15/09/1902
Date departure:28/10/1902
Reason departure:left
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:934 / 6542
Farm History
Name:van Dijkspruit / Van Dyk Spruit / Van Dykspruit
District:Pretoria
Name:Erasmus family
Town:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Hester Martha A Erasmus (Hester Martha Aletta)
      is the daughter of Mrs Christina Johanna Sophia Erasmus
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. E 08
Title:DBC 153 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:NASA
Reference No.:DBC 153
Notes:p.068
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 233


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.