BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Cornelia du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Cape Colony
Occupation:schoolteacher
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:160119
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:69
Date arrival:16/10/1901
Date departure:01/11/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 1646
Name:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:du Plessis family
Town:Barkly West
District:Griqualand
Notes:no property
Status of Andries
Type:dead
Notes:no relatives fighting
Relationships
Mrs Hester Cornelia du Plessis
      is the mother of Miss Maria du Plessis
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. P-062


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.