BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Susanna Jacoba Koster
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:British subject
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:162853
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:06/12/1902
Date departure:02/01/1903
Destination:farm
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:28/01/1902
Date departure:16/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:1652 / 6443
Notes:The following date of departure is also given: 31/07/1902 to Ginginhlovu
Farm History
Name:Beginsel / Beginzel
District:Swaziland
Status of Husband
Type:C [captured ?]
Notes:Johns Marthenius
Relationships
Mrs Susanna Jacoba Koster
      is the mother of Master Elias Arnoldus Koster
      is the mother of Master Phillipus Theunis Koster
      is the mother of Master Johannes Marthinus Koster
      is the mother of Master Petrus Jacobus Koster
      is the mother of Master Coenraad Johannes Koster (Coenrada Johns)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Johannes Koster (Jacobus F [DBC 107])
      is the wife of Mr Johannes Marthinus Koster
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Fred Koster
      is the employer of 'native boy' Koster
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. K-064
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. K 320-1
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 511


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.