BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Devenhaga
Other Names:Duvenage, Hester Sophia
Born in camp? No
Date death:11/08/1901
Place of death:Johannesburg RC
Age died:7 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:134603
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:09/07/1901
Date departure:11/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1727
Farm History
Name:Rietfontien / Reitfontein
District:Heidelberg
Name:Droogefontein / Droogfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Hester Devenhaga (Duvenage, Hester Sophia )
      is the daughter of Mrs Jan Hendrik Devenhaga (Duvenhage)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.100
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:28/8/1901, p.1322
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.134


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.