BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Petronella de Beer
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020619
Age died:35 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:ziekte
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Natal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:5617
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:19/04/1902
Age departure:35
Date departure:19/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:747 / 2740
Farm History
Name:Knoopaan
District:Utrecht
Status
Type:widow
Relationships
Mrs Hester Petronella de Beer
      is the mother of Miss Cornelia Petronella de Beer
      is the mother of Master Jacob Johannes de Beer
      is the mother of Master Martines Petrus de Beer
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.17
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 96
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 98


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.