BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Johanna van Schalkwijk
Other Names:Esther
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Norvals Pont RC
Age died:7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:41480
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Date arrival:10/01/1901
Date departure:06/10/1901
Date departure:1901 or 6/10/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Jagersfontein
District:Fauresmith
Name:van Schalkwyk family
Town:Jagersfontein
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Miss Hester Johanna van Schalkwijk (Esther)
      is the daughter of Mr Robert van Schalkwijk
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.266
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.558
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.39


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.