Personal Details Name: Miss Mabel Johanna Bester Other Names: Marbel, Machel; Machel Johanna Jacoba Born in camp? No Place of death: Bloemfontein RC Age died: 16 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: typhoid Gender: female Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 22744 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Age departure: 16 Date departure: 02/05/1901 Date departure: 2/5/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Maletsana / Maletzani / Malitzani District: Ladybrand Relationships Miss Mabel Johanna Bester (Marbel, Machel; Machel Johanna Jacoba)       is the daughter of Mrs Magel Susanna Bester (Maria) Sources Title: SRC 07 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 07 Dates: May 1901 Notes: RC2085, List of deaths in ORC camps for week ending 7/5/1901 Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.21 Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.21 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 10/5/1901, p.181

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