BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Cornelia Bossert
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:152916
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:22/10/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1031
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:
Age arrival:age not given
Date arrival:16/06/1902
Date departure:04/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:2363 / 9946
Farm History
Name:Bossert family
Town:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Jan Christoffel; also brothers-in-law, Jacobus Albertus and Frederik Bossert

Relationships
Mrs Hester Cornelia Bossert
      is the mother of Master Frederik Bossert
      is the mother of Master Philippus Bossert
      is the mother of Master Jan Bossert (Jan Christ)
      is the wife of Mr Jan Christofel Bossert
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-008

Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 78

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.