Personal Details Name: Mrs Hester Bedford Other Names: Hester Petronella Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 137548 Camp History Name: Krugersdorp RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 21/06/1901 Date departure: 23/07/1901 Date departure: illegible Reason departure: off Tent number: 602 Name: Merebank RC Age arrival: 31 Date arrival: 29/11/1901 Date departure: 25/10/1902 Reason departure: to Destination: Krugersdorp Tent number: 1096 / 4399 Farm History Name: Elandsvlei / Elands Vlei District: Krugersdorp Notes: no landed property Status of Husband Type: on commando Notes: James Petrus Relationships Mrs Hester Bedford (Hester Petronella)       is the mother of Miss Nellie Bedford (Petronella Sofia / Petronella Sophia)       is the mother of Miss Maria Bedford (Maria Mag)       is the mother of Miss Hester Bedford (Hesther Petronella)       is the wife of Mr James Peter Bedford Sources Title: DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 79 Notes: p.009b Title: DBC 126 Merebank RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 126 Notes: p. 64

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.