BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hester Sophia Schlunz
Other Names:Schlunz; Slunz; Hester S; Sluzry
Born in camp? No
Age died:26 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:57896
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:Feb 1901
Date departure:13/06/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Bankfontein
District:Bloemfontein
Notes:owner
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:India
Relationships
Mrs Hester Sophia Schlunz (Schlunz; Slunz; Hester S; Sluzry)
      is the mother of Master Willem Schlunz (Sluzry)
      is the mother of Miss Georgina Schlunz (Sluzry)
      is the mother of Miss Harriet Jane Schlunz (Schultz)
      is the mother of Master George Schluutz
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.267a
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:21/6/1901, p.252
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:87
Title:Informants
Notes:

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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.