BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Hester Aletta Steyn
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:2 years 25 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough & broncho-pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:56785
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:1
Age arrival:18 months
Date arrival:25/10/1901
Name:Aliwal North RC
Farm History
Name:Melk Kraal / Melkkraal
District:Smithfield
Relationships
Miss Hester Aletta Steyn
      is the daughter of Mrs Jacobus Steyn
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.285a
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:14/2/1902, p.130
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:203


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.