BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Elizabeth du Toit
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:157913
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:63
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:22/10/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1349
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:63
Date arrival:26/10/1901
Date departure:06/11/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:806 / 3221
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:64
Date arrival:11/11/1902
Date departure:18/11/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Tent number:RT 407
Farm History
Name:Weltevrede / Weltevreden
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Jan / Johannes Hermanus; son, Stephanus, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Hester Elizabeth du Toit
      is the mother of Miss Habrach du Toit (Hybrecht; Heybreg)
      is the wife of Mr Johannes Harms du Toit (Johannes Harmse)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. T-192
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. T-092
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 165


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.