BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Martha Sophia van Wyk
Other Names:H M S; E H S
Maiden name:Venter
Born in camp? No
Date death:13/09/1901
Place of death:Krugersdorp
Age died:63 years 4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:144886
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:63
Date arrival:08/07/1901
Age departure:63
Date departure:13/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:671
Farm History
Name:Sterkstroom
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:no landed property
Relationships
Mrs Hester Martha Sophia van Wyk (H M S; E H S)
      is the wife of Mr Lewis Johannes van Wyk
      is the mother of Miss Anna J Mag van Wyk (Anna Johanna Margarieta)
      is the mother of Master Hendrik L van Wyk
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.481
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1461
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.131a


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.