BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Maria Pieterse
Other Names:Hester M
Born in camp? No
Date death:16/10/1901
Place of death:Krugersdorp RC
Age died:2 years 8 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:141983
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:22/08/1901
Tent number:171
Farm History
Name:Basfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Miss Hester Maria Pieterse (Hester M)
      is the daughter of Mrs Gesina Helena Pieterse (Gesina Elina Wilhelmina)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.290
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:10/1/1902, p.38
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.084b


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.