Personal Details Name: Mrs Martha Catharina Bester Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: mason Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 167026 Camp History Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 28/09/1901 Destination: Zeerust Tent number: 16 Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 37 Date arrival: 28/09/1901 Destination: Zeerust Tent number: 16 Farm History Name: Van Zyl family Town: Zeerust Status of Husband Type: Cape Police Relationships Mrs Martha Catharina Bester       is the mother of Master Petrus Johannes Henrik Bester Sources Title: DBC 160 Vryburg RC Type: Camp register Notes: p. 002

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.