BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susana Katrina Bester
Other Names:Susanna Catrina
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:146179
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:03/06/1901
Date departure:05/12/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:RT 813, Tent M9/33
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:42
Date arrival:08/12/1901
Date departure:18/09/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Standerton
Tent number:Family No 1295/1324, No 5223
Farm History
Name:Transvalia / Transvaalia
District:Ermelo
Status of Husband
Type:on commando, later prisoner of war
Notes:Andries Jacobus Madras 'C' 'B'
Relationships
Mrs Susana Katrina Bester (Susanna Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Wilhelemina Bester (Magddalena Wilhelmina)
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Peternella Bester
      is the mother of Miss Susana Katrina Bester (Susanna Catrina)
      is the mother of Master Andries Jacobus Bester
      is the mother of Miss Anna Katrina Bester (Anna Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Christina Katrina Bester (Cristina Catrina)
      is the mother of Miss Maria Peternella Bester (Maria Petronella)
      is the mother of Mr Hendrik Bester
      is the adoptive mother of Miss Aletta Gertruida Brits
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.B 014
Title:DBC 128 Merebank CR
Notes:p.154
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 67


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.