BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Sophia van den Berg
Other Names:Hester Sufyha [DBC 108]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:161287
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:11
Age arrival:10 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:14/08/1902
Date departure:21/08/1902
Destination:Streepfontein / Volksrust station
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Date departure:12/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Standerton via Volksrust
Tent number:55 / 219
Farm History
Name:Streepfontein
District:Wakkerstroom
Name:Streepfontein
District:MW Stroom
Relationships
Miss Hester Sophia van den Berg (Hester Sufyha [DBC 108])
      is the daughter of Mrs Anna Susanna van den Berg (Anna Susanna [DBC 108])
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. B-047
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. B-040-1
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 018b
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 7
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 84


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.