BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Magaretha Kerstein
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:155252
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:17/07/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:looted by Kaffirs
Tent number:RT 891
Farm History
Name:Doornbuld / Doornbult
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Carl Fredrik; also fighting are sons Christiaan & Frederik

Relationships
Mrs Hester Magaretha Kerstein
      is the mother of Miss Magaretha Kerstein
      is the mother of Miss Hester Kerstein
      is the mother of Miss Alida S Karsten (Kersten; Kerstein [DBC 75])
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. K-095

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.