BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Sophia Jacobs
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:134824
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:11/07/1901
Date departure:11/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:H48 / 1784
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:15/11/1901
Date departure:11/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Balmoral
Tent number:1019 / 4076
Farm History
Name:Quaggalaagte / Quaggaslaagte / Zwaaglaagte
District:Bethal
Relationships
Miss Hester Sophia Jacobs
      is the daughter of Mrs Hester Sophia Jacobs (Mrs Johannes Ludowikas)
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.140
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 462


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.