BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Maria Ysel
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:158883
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:15/12/1901
Date departure:23/06/1902
Reason departure:left for farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1755
Farm History
Name:Elandskuil
District:Ventersdorp
Notes:portion of farm
Status of Husband
Type:dead
Notes:Stephanus; brothers-in-law, Gert, Gabriel, Karl, Daniel, Piet and Stoffel Ysel, still fighting
Relationships
Mrs Hester Maria Ysel
      is the mother of Master Sarel Ysel
      is the mother of Miss Petronella Ysel
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. W-232


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.