BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Maria van den Berg
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:57567
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:21/06/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Brandfort RC
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:21/06/1901
Date arrival: Returned 03 aug 1901
Date departure:15/07/1901
Date departure:22 jul 1902
Reason departure:moved to town, gone to farm
Destination:Brandfort, Doorndam
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Doorndam / Doorndampunt / Doornboom
District:Boshof
Notes:700 morgen, owner
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Relationships
Mrs Hester Maria van den Berg
      is the mother of Miss Adriana Johanna van den Berg
      is the mother of Miss Maria Magdalena van den Berg
      is the mother of Miss Hester Maria van den Berg
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Petronella van den Berg
      is the mother of Master Izak Johannes van den Berg
      is the mother of Master Barend Frederick van den Berg (Barend Frederik)
      is the mother of Miss baby van den Berg
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:74
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.081


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.