BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Maria Venter
Maiden name:Venter
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:30 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:38713
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:28/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:682
Farm History
Name:Zoekmakaar
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Driefontein
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:20/9/1901: returned from Bermuda
Relationships
Mrs Hester Maria Venter
      is the mother of Miss Christina Katrina Venter
      is the mother of Master Daniel Jacobus Venter
      is the mother of Master Jan Louis Venter
      is the mother of Master Stephanus Martinus Venter
      is the mother of Master Martinus Venter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.436
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.203
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:2/10/1902, p.1462
Title:DBC 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 347-359


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.