BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Alettha Coetzee
Other Names:Hester Aletta [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020108
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:40 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:mason
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:5041
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:20/02/1901
Age departure:40
Date departure:09/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 27
Farm History
Name:Doorenfontein / Doornefontein / Doornfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Status of Husband
Type:pow, captured 17/02/1901
Notes:

Pieter Christian

Relationships
Mrs Hester Alettha Coetzee (Hester Aletta [DBC 75])
      is the mother of Miss Anna Coetzee
      is the mother of Master Casper Coetzee
      is the mother of Master Pieter Coetzee
      is the mother of Miss Hester Coetzee
      is the mother of Miss Katrina Coetzee
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Coetzee
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.78
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 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. C-023



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.