BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Catrina Venter
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:33 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & parturition
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:39867
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:07/09/1901
Date departure:04/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1189
Farm History
Name:Driefontein
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:pow
Notes:11/1/1903: returned
Relationships
Mrs Hester Catrina Venter
      is the mother of Master Stephanus Martinus Venter
      is the mother of Miss Elizabetta Cornelia Venter
      is the mother of Master John Johannes Venter
      is the mother of Miss Hester Maria Venter
      is the mother of Master Petrus Jacobus Johannes Venter
      is the mother of Miss Neilje Cornelia Venter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.431
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.48
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:1/11/1901, p.1576


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.