BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Philippina Brits
Other Names:Hester Phillipa
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:153214
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:no date given
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 524
Notes:

Note in red: 04/12/1902: gone to farm

Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:26/10/1901
Date departure:no departure details
Tent number:799 / 3195
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:26/11/1901
Date departure:09/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:2537 / 9979
Farm History
Name:Koekemoer
Notes:owns farm
Name:Koekoemoers Spruit / Koekemoerspruit
District:Klerksdorp
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Lukas Marthinus / Lucas Martinus; no other family fighting

Relationships
Mrs Hester Philippina Brits (Hester Phillipa)
      is the mother of Master Jan Gysbert Brits
      is the mother of Master Lukas Marthinus Brits (Lucas; Lucas Martinius)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-018

Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 62, 81

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.