BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Jacoba 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:155266
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:22/07/1901
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 957
Farm History
Name:Lemoenfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:owns part
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:

Hendrik Jacobus; still fighting are brothers-in-law, Daniel, Koos, & Jan Kerstein

Relationships
Mrs Jacoba Kerstein
      is the mother of Master Christiaan Kerstein
      is the mother of Miss Annie Kerstein
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. K-096


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.