BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Petronella Steenkamp
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020103
Age died:18 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:19068
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Age departure:18
Date departure:04/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1354
Farm History
Name:Vaalboschbult / Valboschbult
District:Bloemhof
Relationships
Mrs Hester Petronella Steenkamp
      is the daughter of Mrs Annie Steenkamp
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.389
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.109
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-077


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.