Personal Details Name: Mrs Esther Petronella van Wyk Other Names: Hester P [DBC 76] 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: 158701 Camp History Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 32 Date arrival: 23/08/1901 Date departure: 02/10/1901 Reason departure: sent to Destination: Natal Stock into camp: taken by English; no receipt Tent number: RT 1338 Name: Merebank RC Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 08/11/1902 Date departure: 18/11/1902 Reason departure: gone to farm Tent number: RT 399 Farm History Name: Roodebult District: Wolmaranstad Notes: owns farm Status of Husband Type: on commando Notes: Gert; brothers, Johannes, Cornelius en Albert van Wyk, still fighting Relationships Mrs Esther Petronella van Wyk (Hester P [DBC 76])       is the mother of Master Abram J E van Wyk       is the mother of Master Cornelius F van Wyk       is the mother of Master Hendrik van Wyk       is the wife of Mr Gert Johannes van Wyk Sources Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. W-224 Title: DBC 76 Klerksdorp Type: Camp register Notes: p. W-097

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.