BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Petronella de Villiers
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Orange Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:174090
Camp History
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:54
Date arrival:09/02/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to her husband's farm
Destination:Dist Harrismith
Tent number:289 / 883
Notes:26/02/1902: left camp to reside on farm Ennisdale, with her three children. [It is not clear which of these two departures apply.]
Farm History
Name:Kransfontein / Krantzfontein
District:Harrismith
Notes:Krantzfontein
Status of Husband
Type:burgher, India
Notes:David Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Hester Petronella de Villiers
      is the mother of Miss Jacoba de Villiers
      is the mother of Miss Maria de Villiers
      is the mother of Master Christoffel de Villiers
Sources
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p. 113


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.