BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester M Chris van Tonder
Other Names:Hesther Maria Christina; van Funder, H M
Born in camp? No
Date death:17/10/1901
Place of death:Krugersdorp RC
Age died:16 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:144099
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:12/09/1901
Age departure:16
Date departure:17/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1076
Farm History
Name:Haardebeestfontein / Haartebeesfontein / Haartebeestefontein / Haartebeestfontein / Hartbeestfontein / Hartebeestefontein / Hartebeestfontein
District:Krugersdorp
Name:Haartbeestefontein / Hartbeestefontein
District:Krugersdorp
Relationships
Miss Hester M Chris van Tonder (Hesther Maria Christina; van Funder, H M )
      is the daughter of Mrs Maria Cecilia Elizabeth van Tonder
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.423
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:8/11/1901, p.1609
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 - clearly an error of name in GG
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.117b


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.